PRESS RELEASE   Depriving girls of secondary education translates to a loss of at least US$500 million for Afghan economy in last 12 months New analysis by UNICEF has found that depriving girls in Afghanistan of their right to secondary education will have a devastating effect on the country’s economy.   UNICEF spokespersons are available … Continued

PRESS RELEASE UNICEF delivers life-saving supplies to Odesa in southern Ukraine to help over 50,000 children affected by war UNICEF spokespersons in Ukraine are available for interview  Download multimedia materials ODESA/DUBLIN, Ukraine, 26 July 2022 – Using a total of 27 cargo trucks, UNICEF has delivered life-saving supplies to Odesa to help an estimated 50,000 … Continued

PRESS RELEASE UNICEF calls for an immediate scaled up humanitarian response to save millions of children in drought-stricken Ethiopia Nearly 10 million people, including 4.4 million children, are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance in drought-impacted areas  UNICEF spokespersons are available for interview Multimedia materials available here ETHIOPIA/DUBLIN, 19 July 2022 – Four consecutive failed … Continued

JOINT PRESS RELEASE   COVID-19 pandemic fuels largest continued backslide in vaccinations in three decades WHO and UNICEF sound the alarm as new data shows global vaccination coverage continued to decline in 2021, with 25 million infants missing out on lifesaving vaccines UNICEF spokespeople are available for interview Multimedia assets available for download here GENEVA/NEW YORK/DUBLIN,15 … Continued

PRESS RELEASE Global hunger crisis pushing one child into severe malnutrition every minute in 15 crisis-hit countries Ahead of G7 summit, UNICEF appeals for US$1.2 billion to meet urgent needs of 8 million children at risk of death from severe wasting   UNICEF spokespersons are available for interview  Multimedia content available to download here NEW … Continued

PRESS RELEASE Thousands of children at risk after devastating earthquake hits eastern Afghanistan – UNICEF Statement by UNICEF Afghanistan Representative, Dr. Mohamed Ayoya on earthquake in Paktika and Khost provinces UNICEF spokespersons are available for interview  Early low-res photos here  KABUL/DUBLIN, 22 June 2022 – “Early this morning, a devastating earthquake shook the districts of Gayan, Barmala, Naka and … Continued

PRESS RELEASE   ‘Explosion of child deaths’ imminent in Horn of Africa if world does not act immediately – UNICEF This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF’s Deputy Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, Rania Dagash – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the … Continued

PRESS RELEASE  One hundred days of war in Ukraine have left 5.2 million children in need of humanitarian assistance At least 262 children have been killed and 415 injured in attacks since 24 February  UNICEF spokespersons in Ukraine are available for interview  Download multimedia materials NEW YORK/GENEVA/KYIV/DUBLIN, 1 June 2022 – Nearly 100 days of war … Continued

PRESS RELEASE     Over-consumption in the world’s richest countries is destroying children’s environments globally, new report says The world’s richest countries – including Ireland – are providing healthier environments for children within their borders, yet are disproportionately contributing to the destruction of the global environment, putting the present and future of all children globally at … Continued

PRESS RELEASE Over 1.5 million children at risk as devastating floods hit Bangladesh – UNICEF UNICEF spokespersons in Bangladesh are available for interview  Download photos and b-roll here DHAKA/DUBLIN, 23 May 2022 – Over 1.5 million children are at increased risk of waterborne diseases, drowning and malnutrition due to extensive flooding in north-eastern Bangladesh. UNICEF … Continued

PRESS RELEASE World a ‘virtual tinderbox’ for catastrophic levels of severe malnutrition in children – UNICEF Soaring food prices driven by the war in Ukraine and pandemic-fuelled budget cuts set to drive up both need for, and cost of life-saving therapeutic food treatment, the latter by up to 16 per cent UNICEF spokespersons are available … Continued

STATEMENT Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on latest school attack in Luhansk, Ukraine UNICEF spokespersons in Ukraine are available for interview Download multimedia materials NEW YORK/DUBLIN, 9 May 2022 – “UNICEF strongly condemns yet another attack on a school in Ukraine amid reports that civilians, including children, had sought shelter in the school’s … Continued