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UNICEF Ireland We are the world's leading children's rights organisation. Join us in the fight for the survival and well-being of children everywhere.

For 75 years UNICEF has been the world’s leading organisation for children, working to help them survive and thrive from early childhood through adolescence. UNICEF works with families, communities and governments in more than 190 countries worldwide to help every child reach their full potential through long-term and emergency work on health care, education and protection for children at risk. UNICEF has saved more children's lives across the world than any other humanitarian organisation.

Each year, over 12 million girls are married before the age of 18.That’s one girl every three seconds.Child marriage is ...
12/10/2026

Each year, over 12 million girls are married before the age of 18.

That’s one girl every three seconds.

Child marriage is a harmful practice that takes away choices that should belong to girls. It pushes them out of school, raises the risk of early pregnancy, and narrows what their lives can be.

Every girl has the right to learn, to decide for herself, and to be heard.

We must end this practice - we must invest in girls’ rights now.

For some children, school is a tent in a disaster zone. And learning isn’t only an education: it’s a few hours where the...
09/10/2026

For some children, school is a tent in a disaster zone. And learning isn’t only an education: it’s a few hours where they can play and escape the crisis outside.

These girls are among 14,000 children whose schooling was disrupted by the floods in Nepal. They’re now learning at a UNICEF temporary learning centre.

Children are doing the same in Gaza, in classrooms among the ruins. And in Sudan, where UNICEF is keeping children learning through hunger and displacement.

With your support, we’ll keep them all in class, whatever the circumstances.

Applications are now open for the Taoiseach Takeover. 🌍It's your chance to sit down with the Taoiseach, one-to-one, and ...
08/10/2026

Applications are now open for the Taoiseach Takeover. 🌍

It's your chance to sit down with the Taoiseach, one-to-one, and advocate for a change you want to see.

"There are so few people who can say they were able to sit down with a country's leader," says Ruairí Haolohan, who did exactly that.

Got something to say? Apply now. 💙

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06/10/2026

Imagine a child sleeping in wet clothes on a cold night, with nothing between them and sewage-filled flood water but a flimsy tent.

That's childhood in Gaza this winter.

UNICEF is urgently preparing winter kits for more than 500,000 Palestinian children - thermal coats, boots, gloves, hats and pyjamas, to get them through the months ahead.

05/10/2026

"We can't study in school buildings but, in the basement, we don't hear the explosions."

Thousands of children in Ukraine are forced to go to school in underground shelters due to the war.

Every child deserves a safe place to learn, play and grow up.

“Children at risk today need more than our words alone.”Taoiseach Micheál Martin spoke at a UNICEF co-organised event in...
02/10/2026

“Children at risk today need more than our words alone.”

Taoiseach Micheál Martin spoke at a UNICEF co-organised event in New York last week, where he announced €96 million will be provided through UNICEF, the World Health Organisation and Concern to combat child malnutrition and hunger across Africa.

We thank the Irish Government for their support. As the Taoiseach said, we cannot allow children to become casualties of reduced levels of aid.

Seven children are killed or injured every day in Lebanon on average. Since March, at least 261 children have been kille...
01/10/2026

Seven children are killed or injured every day in Lebanon on average.

Since March, at least 261 children have been killed and more than 1,000 badly hurt.

For those who survive, the enduring nightmare continues - going to bed hungry, and missing out on healthcare and education because their families have nothing left.

Without urgent, sustained action, an entire generation will carry the scars of this conflict into adulthood.

Children must be protected. Their rights must be upheld.

28/09/2026

Young people are told to wait their turn. Lailat and Ilham aren't waiting.

Watch their spoken word poem, "Dear Society," on the power, responsibility and rights of young people. 🎤

After three long, painful years, more than 500,000 Palestinian children in Gaza are finally going back to class!Rahaf, 1...
25/09/2026

After three long, painful years, more than 500,000 Palestinian children in Gaza are finally going back to class!

Rahaf, 10, is one of them.

She won't be going back to the classroom she remembers - nearly 98% of Gaza's school buildings are damaged or destroyed - but she can finally learn again in formal in-person education.

"I want to make new friends. I love learning at school," she says.

UNICEF is directly supporting more than 335,000 children across 203 learning centres.

Every child in Gaza deserves to be back in class.

UNICEF Ireland is in New York this week at the United Nations General Assembly, making sure children’s rights are front ...
24/09/2026

UNICEF Ireland is in New York this week at the United Nations General Assembly, making sure children’s rights are front and centre of the agenda.

Our Executive Director, Peter Power, and Head of Media & Communications, Vivienne Parry, are pictured with CRH’s Lauren Schulz at the community reception in honour of Minister Helen McEntee, hosted by the Consul General.

The evening brought together people from across the Irish community, business and public service to have conversations about Ireland’s place in a rapidly changing world.

Thanks to the Consul General and team for the invitation and hospitality.

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