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STATEMENT Yemen’s children: 15 million lives scarred and voices not heard Children in Yemen calling on parties meeting in Sweden this week and on all countries with influence to settle for peace immediately Statement from Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa at the end of his visit to Yemen … Continued
PRESS RELEASE Irish teenager takes over Taoiseach’s office and calls for youth voices to be heard on UNICEF’s World Children’s Day Aoife Murphy wins UNICEF’s #KidsTakeOver competition after campaign to lower the voting age to 16 DUBLIN, 18 November 2017 – Fifteen-year-old Aoife Murphy from Westmeath will bring the voice of young people around … Continued
PRESS RELEASE Millie Bobby ‘Blue’ leads cast of stars in new UNICEF video for World Children’s Day Stranger Things star Brown ‘goes blue’ alongside Orlando Bloom, Dua Lipa, Liam Neeson, Lilly Singh and Blue Man Group in support of world’s most disadvantaged children Video and photos can be downloaded here NEW YORK, 15 November … Continued
PRESS RELEASE Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment takes part in World’s Largest Lesson Images from event available here. DUBLIN, 12 November 2018 – Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Richard Bruton TD took part in the World’s Largest Lesson, along with primary school students at St. Fintan’s National School in Sutton and … Continued
PRESS RELEASE STATEMENT Yemen: Children in Hudaydah hospital at imminent risk of death Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore Peter Power, UNICEF Ireland’s Executive Director, Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF’s Regional Director for MENARO and Juliette Touma, UNICEF’s Regional Chief of Communication for MENARO are available for interview. NEW YORK/DUBLIN, 6 November 2018 – “Intense fighting in … Continued
PRESS RELEASE Ireland among best at reducing educational inequality in EU/OECD but fears children most in need being left behind – UNICEF Report Card Traveller children, children experiencing homelessness and immigrant children among groups lacking adequate supports Peter Power, UNICEF Ireland’s Executive Director is available for interview. DUBLIN / FLORENCE, 30 October 2018 – Ireland ranks … Continued
STATEMENT In Yemen, millions of children could soon be without food or water as economic crisis deepens and Hudaydah violence drags on Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore NEW YORK/DUBLIN, 18 October 2018 – “Millions of desperate children and families across Yemen could soon be without food, clean water or sanitation services because of … 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
Saolta University Health Care Group launch 2018/2019 Flu Vaccine Campaign in partnership with UNICEF “Get a vaccine, give a vaccine” 1 Flu Vaccine = 10 Polio Vaccines Images from campaign launch available here Following the success of last year’s flu vaccine campaign Saolta University Health Care Group have once again partnered with UNICEF to launch … 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
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