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World’s children live with pandemic-related restrictions

WEB99 per cent of children and young people under 18 worldwide (2.34 billion) live in one of the 186 countries with restrictions in place due to the pandemic.

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Everything You Need To Know About Coronavirus (COVID …

WEBThe disease caused by the novel coronavirus has been named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – ‘CO’ stands for corona, ‘VI’ for virus, and ‘D’ for disease. Formerly, this …

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As COVID-19 devastates already fragile health systems, …

WEBModeling of Covid-19's impact on children over the next 6 months offers a worst case scenario of 1.2 million under-five deaths, due to reductions in health care …

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What is World Children’s Day

WEBWorld Children’s Day takes place every year on the 20th of November. It’s all about supporting children’s rights and helping children everywhere claim them. The …

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Ireland's Breastfeeding Rates Worst in the World

WEBIreland's rates of breastfeeding are amongst the worst in the World. We asked parents what supports they think are needed to make real change. One hundred years ago most Irish …

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UNICEF Ireland Chief reflects on 30 years of child rights

WEBIreland’s performance. In the 30 years since its adoption, the Convention has exerted a deep influence on political, public and private life in the 195 signatory countries. It has …

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The State of Children in the European Union 2024

WEBBRUSSELS/DUBLIN, 19 February 2024 – A new report from UNICEF uncovers the prevalence of challenges faced by children living in countries across the European …

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Welcome to UNICEF

WEBFor 75 years, UNICEF has worked tirelessly in the world’s toughest places to help the children in the greatest need. But everyone on our small team here in the UNICEF …

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Child malnutrition

WEBThe State of the World’s Children 2019: Children, food and nutrition finds that at least 1 in 3 children under five – or 200 million – is either undernourished or overweight, suffering …

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7 facts about child poverty everyone should know

WEB2. Children account for nearly half of the world’s extreme poor. And yet over 900 million people – or 1 in 7 people – are still living in extreme poverty. Many are kids. The latest …

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UNICEF Report Card

WEBIn our Irish infographic guide to UNICEF Report Card 14, we show that Ireland does comparatively well in some aspects of child and youth well-being and lags behind in …

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97% Teenagers Identify Mental Health as Key Issue

WEBYoung people identify school, career and climate as top stressors *NOTE* For a county by county breakdown, the questions and graphics, visit Ureport.ie*. …

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Emergency Aid & Relief For Children UNICEF Ireland

WEBConflict and natural disaster hit home the hardest when they affect women and children, and so 70 years after UNICEF first began delivering emergency aid in the aftermath of …

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Child Rights in Ireland

WEBThe United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, ratified by Ireland in 1992, provides a framework for ensuring that children’s rights are upheld, including the right to …

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Reduced Inequalities

WEBREDUCED INEQUALITIES All children have a right to grow up in a world where their basic needs like health, education and housing are met. Inequality of resources and wealth …

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