Ahead of G7 and EU summits, UNICEF urges world leaders to adopt six-point plan to keep refugee children safe “He said to me if I didn’t sleep with him he would not bring me to Europe. He raped me.” – Mary (17), from Nigeria Note to editors: Report, photos, video and b-roll here: http://uni.cf/2qa2cKc DUBLIN/NEW … Continued
Number of children injured, recruited in Yemen conflict nearly doubles in one year Download photos, videos and b-roll here SANA’A, 27 March 2016 – After two years of brutal conflict, families in Yemen are increasingly resorting to extreme measures to support their children, said UNICEF in a report released today as the war in the … Continued
*NOTE* Download UNICEF’s Feb 28 Child Alert on Libya-Italy migration here Brussels, 3 March 2017: The European Commission yesterday adopted a Recommendation and Renewed Action Plan for EU member states to consider in their procedures to return men, women and children staying irregularly in the EU to their countries of origin or transit. It encourages … Continued
#ImagineaSchool video and photos are released as discussions on humanitarian aid for Syria get underway BEIRUT, 23 January 2017 – A new interactive documentary providing an intimate look into the lives of Syrian school-aged children living as refugees in Lebanon was launched by UNICEF today. #ImagineaSchool provides a first-hand account of the challenges Syrian refugees face … Continued
*NOTE* Photographer Naoise Culhane has sent photos to picture desks, on a no fee basis. Please contact Aedin@unicef.ie if your organisation doesn’t have a picture desk. DUBLIN, Fri 18 Nov 2016 UNICEF Ireland was delighted to be joined by All Blacks players Sam Whitelock, Charlie Faumuina, Aaron Smith and Joe Moody earlier today, at a … Continued
“If you try to run, they shoot you, if you stop working they beat you. It was just like the slave trade.” New UNICEF report highlights dangers facing unaccompanied adolescent refugees and migrants fleeing to Europe DUBLIN/GENEVA June 14, 2016 – More than nine out of 10 refugee and migrant children arriving in … Continued
Education Cannot Wait aims to provide 13.6 million young people caught up in emergencies and protracted crises with quality education, over the next five years DUBLIN/ISTANBUL, 23 May 2016 – Global and national organisations today launched a new fund to better coordinate support for and drive investment in education for young people affected by humanitarian … Continued
*Photos and video are available for download here: http://uni.cf/23VoIj6 DUBLIN 19 May 2016 – An average of four schools or hospitals are attacked or occupied by armed forces and groups every day, according to UNICEF analysis released ahead of the World Humanitarian Summit. Children are not safe in the very places that should be their … Continued
DUBLIN / BRUSSELS / NEW YORK, 16 May 2016 – An astronaut, actors, TV personalities, a Snapchat superstar and a professional basketball player are among those supporting #EmergencyLessons, a European Union and UNICEF project launching today that highlights the importance of education for children affected by emergencies. Ireland is one of seven countries leading … Continued
DUBLIN, 14 April 2016 – Today, across the OECD, UNICEF is publishing a new report on how inequality affects children in high income countries. Gap between rich and poor in wealthy nations at highest level for three decades. 30% of Irish children suffer “material deprivation” and lack essential items. UNICEF calls on the next Government … Continued
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