Statement attributable to Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director in the Middle East and North Africa Region  DAMASCUS/AMMAN, 9 June, 2017 – “Heavy violence in the city of Ar-Raqqa is threatening the lives of children. UNICEF has received alarming reports that at least 25 children were killed and scores injured in Ar-Raqqa city. “An estimated 40,000 … Continued

Joint WHO- UNICEF NEWS RELEASE WHO and UNICEF sharpen focus on cholera ‘hot spots’ to halt spread of the disease SANA’A, 8 June 2017 – The number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen continues to rise, reaching 101 820 with 791 deaths as of 7 June 2017. Worst affected are the country’s most vulnerable: children … Continued

Statement attributable to Peter Hawkins, UNICEF Representative in Iraq ERBIL, 5 June, 2017 – “We are receiving alarming reports of civilians including several children being killed in west Mosul. Some were reportedly killed as they desperately tried to flee the fighting which is intensifying by the hour. “Children’s lives are on the line. Children are … Continued

DUBLIN / HARGEISA, 03 June 2017 – UNICEF Ireland Executive Director Peter Power has described as ‘upsetting and shocking’ conditions in northern Somalia, where he has travelled to see the impact of the country’s food crisis on children. Somalia is currently one level below famine status on an international scale used by humanitarians to assess … Continued

DUBLIN, 25 May 2017 – UNICEF Ireland has described as a total failure of the State shocking reports that 12 families, including 30 children, were left with no option except to present themselves at Garda stations on Tuesday, because they had nowhere to sleep. Executive Director of UNICEF Ireland, Peter Power, said: “I am absolutely … Continued

NEW YORK, 23 May 2017 – “With the passing of Sir Roger Moore, the world has lost one of its great champions for children – and the entire UNICEF family has lost a great friend. In his most famous roles as an actor, Sir Roger was the epitome of cool sophistication; but in his work as … Continued

Ahead of G7 and EU summits, UNICEF urges world leaders to adopt six-point plan to keep refugee children safe “He said to me if I didn’t sleep with him he would not bring me to Europe. He raped me.” – Mary (17), from Nigeria Note to editors: Report, photos, video and b-roll here: http://uni.cf/2qa2cKc DUBLIN/NEW … Continued

JUBA/GENEVA/NAIROBI/NEW YORK, 8 May 2017 – More than one million children have now fled South Sudan where escalating conflict is ravaging the country, UNICEF and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced today. “The horrifying fact that nearly one in five children in South Sudan has been forced to flee their home illustrates how devastating this conflict … Continued

For photos and B-roll visit: http://weshare.unicef.org/Package/2AMZIFDKA04 HARARE/JOHANNESBURG/NEW YORK, 7 May 2017: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Priyanka Chopra, has called for increased awareness and support for child victims of sexual violence. The actress made an emotional visit to Zimbabwe this week, where she met child survivors of sexual violence and heard their harrowing stories. “When I met … Continued

DUBLIN / NEW YORK / GENEVA, 4 May 2017 – Nearly 75,000 refugees and migrants, including an estimated 24,600 children, currently stranded in Greece, Bulgaria, Hungary and the Western Balkans are at risk of psycho-social distress caused by living in a protracted state of limbo, UNICEF warned today. Despite having a legitimate right to join … Continued

Somali children face triple threat of drought, disease and displacement For photos and b-roll, visit: http://uni.cf/2p0TPgv GENEVA/NAIROBI, 2 May 2017 – The projected number of children who are or will be acutely malnourished has shot up by 50 per cent since the beginning of the year to 1.4 million, including over 275,000 who have or will … Continued

NEW YORK / GENEVA, 21 April 2017 – According to UNICEF estimates, more than 150 children have died crossing the Central Mediterranean from North Africa to Italy so far this year. Yet the true number of child casualties is almost certainly higher given that many children on the move are unaccompanied, so their deaths often … Continued