PRESS RELEASE UNICEF Ireland expresses deep concern for children, as fears increase about scale of Cyclone Idai impact Over 700,000 children in need of urgent humanitarian assistance in Mozambique and Malawi, amid fears scale of disaster could grow UNICEF spokespeople in the region and in Ireland are available for interview 20 March 2019, DUBLIN: UNICEF … Continued
PRESS RELEASE UNICEF appeals for $3.9 billion in emergency assistance for 41 million children affected by conflict or disaster Millions of children without access to critical child protection services DUBLIN/GENEVA/NEW YORK, 29 January 2019 – Millions of children living in countries affected by conflict and disaster lack access to vital child protection services, putting … Continued
PRESS RELEASE UNICEF announces arrival of education material for Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami affected communities Primark donates $ 200,000 to UNICEFs relief effort. Dublin / Jakarta / Geneva 16 October 2018 15 00 – Today UNICEF announced the arrival of 30 tonnes of emergency education materials including 65 tents (for temporary classrooms) from its Supply … Continued
PRESS RELEASE UNICEF launches emergency appeal as thousands of children face extremely precarious situation in Indonesia Appeal launched amid concerns for tens of thousands of children in aftermath of earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia UNICEF representatives in Indonesia are available for interview 02 October 2018, DUBLIN: UNICEF Ireland has launched an emergency fundraising appeal for children … Continued
PRESS RELEASE Fears for children separated from families following Indonesian tsunami – UNICEF UNICEF emergency response helping to trace and reunite children with their families UNICEF representatives in Indonesia are available for interview 01 October 2018, DUBLIN: UNICEF is deploying teams in Indonesia to help reunite children separated from their families. The exact number of … Continued
UNICEF prepares to respond to Super Typhoon Mangkhut threatening the Philippines Approximately 5 million people, nearly half of them children, are at risk in the path of the Super Typhoon. Peter Power, UNICEF Ireland’s Executive Director is available for interview. 14 September 2018, DUBLIN: UNICEF is making preparations to respond to Super Typhoon Mangkhut as … Continued
Over 1,000 children injured since 30 March – health facilities unable to cope DUBLIN/EAST JERUSALEM, 16 May 2018 – UNICEF and partners have delivered two truck-loads of urgently needed medical supplies to the Gaza Strip – enough to meet the needs of an estimated 70,000 people. The drugs and medical equipment include antibiotics, saline solution … Continued
Statement by UNICEF Ireland Executive Director Peter Power DUBLIN, 14 May 2018 – UNICEF Ireland Executive Director Peter Power has given his reaction to developments in Gaza: “I am absolutely horrified by today’s atrocities. This is another tragedy on top of many tragedies to befall the children of Gaza. “I have been to Gaza with … Continued
NEWS NOTE KINSHASA, May 10, 2018 – Following the announcement by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on May 8 of a new Ebola outbreak in Equateur Province, UNICEF has mobilised its teams to help contain the spread of the disease. The outbreak was declared in the Bikoro Health Zone, located more … Continued
UNICEF report shows worrying humanitarian situation for children DUBLIN/NEW YORK/DAKAR/GENEVA/JOHANNESBURG/KINSHASA, 11 May 2018 – At least 770,000 children in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are suffering from acute malnutrition, including 400,000 children who are severely malnourished and at risk of death – UNICEF said in a report released today. The … Continued
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