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UNICEF launches emergency appeal as thousands of children face extremely precarious situation in Indonesia

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

Fears for children separated from families following Indonesian tsunami – UNICEF

  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 partners with Saolta University Health Care Group on flu vaccine campaign

  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

  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

Global hunger continues to rise, new UN report says

PRESS RELEASE   Global hunger continues to rise, new UN report says 821 million people now hungry and over 150 million children stunted, putting hunger eradication goal at risk 11 September 2018, Rome – New evidence continues to signal that the number of hungry people in the world is growing, reaching 821 million in 2017 … Continued

Escalation of violence in Idlib could be deadly for children, UNICEF warns

Escalation of violence in Idlib could be deadly for children, UNICEF warns Peter Power, UNICEF Ireland’s Executive Director is available for interview. DUBLIN, 7 September 2018 – A further escalation of fighting in Idlib, northwestern Syria, will put the lives of more than 1 million children at imminent risk, UNICEF said today. “Thousands of children … Continued

Investment in education desperately needed to avert “lost generation” of Rohingya children – UNICEF

PRESS RELEASE: Investment in education desperately needed to avert “lost generation” of Rohingya children – UNICEF One year after mass exodus from Myanmar, the futures of more than 500,000 refugee children in Bangladesh are in the balance Multimedia materials are available here NEW YORK/COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh, 23 August 2018 – More than half a million … Continued

Children returned to Central America and Mexico at heightened risk of violence, stigma and deprivation

PRESS RELEASE Children returned to Central America and Mexico at heightened risk of violence, stigma and deprivation UNICEF Child Alert report shows dangerous journeys and deportations intensify root causes of irregular migration Peter Power, UNICEF Ireland’s Executive Director is available for interview. Download the report, photos, video and broll: https://uni.cf/2vRhdS3 NEW YORK/PANAMA CITY/DUBLIN, 16 August, … Continued

Children account for nearly one-third of identified trafficking victims globally

PRESS RELEASE  Children account for nearly one-third of identified trafficking victims globally UNICEF and the Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking urge Governments to adopt solutions shown to protect uprooted children NEW YORK, 29 July, 2018 – Approximately 28 per cent of identified victims of trafficking globally are children, UNICEF and the Inter-Agency Coordination Group against … Continued

Every three minutes a teenage girl is infected by HIV

  Every three minutes a teenage girl is infected by HIV – UNICEF Teenage girls bear brunt of a far-from-over HIV/AIDS epidemic   UNICEF Ireland’s Executive Director Peter Power is available for interview Download Report and multimedia content including photos and b-roll AMSTERDAM/NEW YORK, 25 July 2018 – Around 30 teenagers aged 15 to 19 … Continued

 

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