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

PRESS RELEASE   First day of school ‘indefinitely postponed’ for 140 million first-time students around the world – UNICEF At least eight million of these young learners have been waiting for over a year.   Multimedia content available here. NEW YORK/DUBLIN, 24 August 2021 – A child’s first day of school—a landmark moment for the youngest … Continued

PRESS RELEASE One billion children at ‘extremely high risk’ of the impacts of the climate crisis – UNICEF Nearly half the world’s 2.2 billion children – live in one of the 33 countries classified as “extremely high-risk”, according to UNICEF’s first child-focused climate risk index.   UNICEF has spokespersons available for interview Multimedia assets available … Continued

Over half a million children affected by Haiti earthquake Torrential rains are hampering relief efforts   UNICEF has spokespersons available for interview. Download photos and multimedia here  PORT-AU-PRINCE / PANAMA CITY / DUBLIN, 17 August 2021 – UNICEF estimates that about 1.2 million people, including 540,000 children, have been affected by the powerful earthquake that … Continued

  Irish public donate 1 million COVID-19 vaccines to the world’s poorest countries   UNICEF sees an unprecedented response to its Get a Vaccine, Give a Vaccine campaign in Ireland   UNICEF Ireland Executive Director Peter Power is available for interview DUBLIN, 12 August 2021 – Today UNICEF has announced that people and companies in … Continued

The agreement will supply up to 220 million single-dose vaccines by 2022 as part of UNICEF’s broader support for the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) to help provide vaccines for the 55 AU Member States  NEW YORK, 8 July 2021 – UNICEF has signed an agreement with Janssen Pharmaceutica NV to supply up to 220 million doses of … Continued

UNICEF Ireland and Retail Excellence highlight importance of vaccinating everyone to avoid spread of variants and further disruption to business. DUBLIN, 2 JULY 2021 – Retail Excellence has announced its support for an historic mission to vaccinate the world today as it joins an innovative UNICEF campaign rolling out in Ireland. As new variants of … Continued

Irish families of average income spend up to half of one salary to put two children in childcare DUBLIN/INNOCENTI/NEW YORK, 18 June 2021 – Affordable, quality childcare is inaccessible in many of the world’s wealthiest countries, UNICEF said in a new report released today. Luxembourg, Iceland, Sweden, Norway and Germany rank the highest on childcare … Continued

UNICEF asks people in Ireland to join ‘Get a Vaccine – Give a Vaccine’ movement in solidarity with those in developing nations, and help end COVID-19 worldwide NOTE: EMBARGOED UNTIL 08.00 GMT Tuesday 15.06.21 *NOTE* Interviews available on request. 15th June 2021 – Today, with the support of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Liam Neeson, UNICEF is … Continued

Climate change front and centre of this year’s Global initiative NOTE: EMBARGOED UNTIL 00.01 27 May Castleisland, Co Kerry 27.05.2021 – In Co. Kerry today, Minister for Education Norma Foley TD took part in the World’s Largest Lesson, along with post-primary students from Castleisland Community College, supported by UNICEF Ireland (Thursday, 27 May). This event, … Continued

UNICEF Ireland Executive Director says damage to families cannot be repaired Dublin 21.05.2021 – UNICEF Ireland welcomes the ceasefire that is now in place in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The damage done to families cannot be repaired. It is our hope that the focus can now turn to the provision of urgent humanitarian assistance for the … Continued

Joint Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the 40th anniversary of the adoption of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes NEW YORK/GENEVA, 21 May 2021 – “In 1981, health officials from around the world gathered at the World Health Assembly to address aggressive marketing … Continued