STATEMENT UNICEF calls for urgent action to avoid further loss of life at sea The latest shipwreck in the English Channel – where at least 27 people lost their lives – calls for swift and decisive collective action to protect the lives of migrants at sea Statement by Afshan Khan, Special Coordinator for the Refugee … Continued

Statement Girls increasingly at risk of child marriage in Afghanistan Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore UNICEF spokespeople in Afghanistan are available for interview Multimedia materials are available here NEW YORK/KATHMANDU/KABUL/DUBLIN, 12 November 2021 – “I am deeply concerned by reports that child marriage in Afghanistan is on the rise. “We have received credible reports … Continued

PRESS RELEASE “We have to go through this transition together,” 15-year-old farmer and climate activist tells Taoiseach #KidsTakeOver part of UNICEF’s World Children’s Day celebrations Images available for download here DUBLIN 10 November 2021 – A teenage farmer and climate activist took part in a #KidsTakeOver of the Taoiseach’s office today to highlight the importance of protecting … Continued

PRESS RELEASE Teenage farmer and climate activist meets Taoiseach to call for positive climate future for every child #KidsTakeOver part of UNICEF’s World Children’s Day celebrations Download photos of Liadh on her family’s farm here DUBLIN 10 November 2021 – A teenage farmer and climate activist will today bring the voices of farming families to the … Continued

PRESS RELEASE 8 children killed and injured over past week as violence continues to spiral in Yemen UNICEF spokesperson James Elder has recently returned from Yemen and is available for interview Multimedia materials available here NEW YORK/DUBLIN, 3 November 2021 – At least 8 children have reportedly been killed or injured in escalating violence in … Continued

PRESS RELEASE   UNICEF Ireland calls for the voices of young people to be heard ahead of crucial opening up decisions Call follows powerful address from Irish youth activist at EU launch of UNICEF report exposing breadth and depth of adolescent mental health issues in Europe   Youth Advocate and UNICEF spokespeople available for interview … Continued

PRESS RELEASE UNICEF Ambassador Liam Neeson hails Irish public as COVID-19 vaccine donations pass 2 million mark Irish response to UNICEF’s Get a Vaccine, Give a Vaccine campaign will now see 2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses delivered to some of the world’s least developed countries     UNICEF spokespeople are available for interview Multimedia assets available … Continued

PRESS RELEASE Half of Afghanistan’s children under five expected to suffer from acute malnutrition as hunger takes root for millions UNICEF and WFP representatives sound alarm on nutrition crisis for children and mothers following joint visit to Herat UNICEF spokespeople are available for interview Multimedia content available to download here Kabul/Dublin, 5 October 2021 – … Continued

PRESS RELEASE Business leaders call on corporate Ireland to support UNICEF’s global COVID-19 vaccine rollout Leading companies, including Aerogen, Avolon, ESB, ICON plc, KPMG Ireland, Mason Hayes & Curran LLP and Zurich Ireland, release Open Letter to mark launch of the UNICEF Corporate Vaccine Alliance   Download Open Letter and multimedia materials DUBLIN, 01 October … Continued

PRESS RELEASE EU Humanitarian Airbridge helps deliver 32 tonnes of UNICEF humanitarian supplies to Afghanistan   UNICEF spokespeople are available for interview Kabul, Dublin, 30 September 2021 – The first aircraft carrying UNICEF lifesaving medical supplies arrived today in Kabul through the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) Airbridge. 32 metric tonnes containing … Continued

PRESS RELEASE UNICEF launches emergency appeal amid fears a million children in Afghanistan could die from malnutrition UNICEF estimates 10 million children across Afghanistan need humanitarian assistance to survive Download multimedia content here 19 September 2021, DUBLIN: UNICEF has launched an emergency fundraising appeal for children in Afghanistan. The urgent appeal comes amid fears that … Continued

PRESS RELEASE Haiti earthquake: over half a million children at risk of waterborne diseases – UNICEF UNICEF has spokespersons in Haiti available for interview PORT-AU-PRINCE / DUBLIN / PANAMA CITY, 3 September 2021- About 540,000 children in the southwest of earthquake-stricken Haiti are now facing the possible re-emergence of waterborne diseases, UNICEF warned today. Severe … Continued