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UNICEF Ireland awards first Child Rights Schools in Ireland

PRESS RELEASE UNICEF Ireland awards first Child Rights Schools in Ireland UNICEF Ireland Ambassador Donncha O’Callaghan, Deputy Lord Mayor of Cork Tony Fitzgerald, and children and teachers from two Cork schools celebrate achievement Images for download here DUBLIN/CORK, 03 OCTOBER 2022 – Two Cork schools were named as the first UNICEF Child Rights Schools in … Continued

UNICEF statement on attack on Kaaj Educational Center, Kabul, Afghanistan

STATEMENT UNICEF statement on attack on Kaaj Educational Center, Kabul, Afghanistan UNICEF spokespersons are available for interview  KABUL/DUBLIN, 30 September 2022 – “UNICEF is appalled by the horrific attack, early this morning, inside the Kaaj Educational Center in the Dasht-e-Barchi district of West Kabul, Afghanistan. This heinous act claimed the lives of dozens of adolescent girls … Continued

Ireland joins unprecedented international response to deepening child malnutrition crisis with over half a billion dollars pledged to tackle severe wasting since July

PRESS RELEASE Ireland joins unprecedented international response to deepening child malnutrition crisis with over half a billion dollars pledged to tackle severe wasting since July Ireland announces pledge of €50 million over three years with at least 60 per cent of international commitments to directly support UNICEF’s work in 15 countries hardest hit by the … Continued

Urgent action needed as famine looms over Somalia – UNICEF

PRESS RELEASE  Urgent action needed as famine looms over Somalia – UNICEF This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Somalia Representative, Wafaa Saeed, to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva UNICEF spokespersons are available for interview  GENEVA/MOGADISHU/DUBLIN, 6 September 2022 … Continued

UNICEF delivers life-saving supplies to help children affected by floods in Pakistan

PRESS RELEASE UNICEF delivers life-saving supplies to help children affected by floods in Pakistan UNICEF spokespersons in Pakistan are available for interview  Multimedia materials available here PAKISTAN/DUBLIN, 5 September 2022 – UNICEF today delivered 32 metric tons of life-saving medical and other emergency supplies to support children and women affected by devastating floods across Pakistan. The … Continued

Start of an uncertain school year for four million schoolchildren in Ukraine

PRESS RELEASE Start of an uncertain school year for four million schoolchildren in Ukraine UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell meets schoolchildren, parents and teachers scarred by war, concluding a three-day visit across the country   UNICEF spokespersons in Ukraine are available for interview Multimedia materials are available here KYIV/NEW YORK/DUBLIN, 1 September 2022 – The ongoing war … Continued

More than three million children at risk as devastating floods hit Pakistan – UNICEF

PRESS RELEASE More than three million children at risk as devastating floods hit Pakistan – UNICEF UNICEF spokespersons are available for interview  Download multimedia here  ISLAMABAD/DUBLIN, 01 September 2022 – More than three million children are in need of humanitarian assistance and at increased risk of waterborne diseases, drowning and malnutrition due to the most severe … Continued

War in Ukraine has left nearly 1,000 children killed or injured

STATEMENT War in Ukraine has left nearly 1,000 children killed or injured Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell UNICEF spokespersons in Ukraine are available for interview Multimedia materials are available here NEW YORK/DUBLIN, 22 August 2022 – “At least 972 children in Ukraine have been killed or injured by violence since the war escalated nearly … Continued

 

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