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Imagine your niece or nephew was in Gaza. What would their messages say as bombs fell outside their tent homes? And how would you feel when those messages suddenly stopped? This is the reality for over a million children in Gaza. They need our help. They need a ceasefire now.

UNICEF staff are on the ground in Gaza now delivering medical care, life-saving food and clean water. But the crisis facing children grows worse every day. Children need an end to aid restrictions now. A permanent ceasefire. And the safety that all children have the right to.

How does your donation to UNICEF Ireland help? 🤔 Nazir knows. After his son died during war in Syria, he was supported by a parenting programme part-funded by UNICEF supporters in Ireland. Now, he says: “When my children call my name with joy, all the tiredness vanishes.” 💙

So far this year UNICEF has trucked safe water to over 1.1 million people in Gaza. But as UNICEF Ireland executive director Peter Power told Newstalk radio yesterday, the water crisis is now worse than ever. Aid needs to be allowed into Gaza at scale. Ceasefire Now. #gaza

Samah keeps the bullet that nearly killed her 8-year-old daughter. Fatima was eating breakfast when a stray bullet struck her head in war-torn Sudan. But at a UNICEF-supported hospital, surgeons removed the metal and she is now slowly healing. 💙

The #Smurfs are teaming up with the UN and UNICEF to speak up and speak out for a better world #ForEveryChild. No matter who they are or where they come from. You can join too - #ActNow by listening to children and supporting their rights. un.org/en/actnow/smur…

🚶‍♀️📚 No more 3km walks just to learn. Now, thanks to a new school in Sudan built with UNICEF support, 13-year-old Marwa, and 683 other girls, can learn safely, close to home. 🔔 Marwa even gets to ring the bell to start the day, bringing a brighter future closer with each ring.

🔴Stories from Gaza with James Elder Join us LIVE at 2PM, Friday, on UNICEF Ireland's Instagram for a powerful conversation with James Elder, UNICEF's global spokesperson, who has just returned from Gaza. Join us on Instagram at 2pm, July 4: unicef.ie/live

💔 Dana has survived the unimaginable in Gaza - twice. She lost her entire immediate family in one attack, then 12 more relatives in another. Now badly injured, struggling to see, and in constant pain, she waits in Gaza - still hoping for medical evacuation. #Gaza

UNICEF’s Global Spokesperson James Elder has just returned from Gaza and spoke with RTÉ Radio 1 today on the need for international action to save children. James will be Live on UNICEF Ireland’s Instagram today, Friday July 4 at 2pm - tune in to hear more.

🚨 Between March and May, 222 children in Ukraine were killed or injured - a 200% increase from the previous quarter. UNICEF is on the ground right now, delivering life-saving support, including helping 4.5 million people regain access to safe water in 2025. #ukraine

Khozaima is just 5, and she's already fled her home twice. Her family escaped poverty in Afghanistan for Iran, but bombings forced them back across the border. 160,000+ fled in June alone. UNICEF is responding but needs are rising fast. Children like Khozaima need support now.

70 per cent of children in Ukraine lack access to basic goods and services, as material deprivation soars, new data published today by UNICEF reveals. Ukraine's children need peace - the country’s future depends on it.

UNICEF is appalled by the reported killing of Palestinians who were waiting in line for nutritional supplies in Gaza. UNICEF again calls for an immediate and lasting ceasefire. The deaths and suffering of children and civilians must end.

🌿 In Uganda, kitchen gardens are helping families grow their way out of malnutrition. With support from UNICEF, Jackline and others are turning small plots into sources of nutrition and income - building resilience where food insecurity is a daily challenge.

🏠 Home: The Story of Zak Moradi 📺 Watch the Zak Moradi story “Home” and see the Irish hurler travel to a UNICEF supported refugee camp, just like the one he grew up in. 📍 RTE One 🕥 Wednesday, July 16, 10:35pm

No child should die from a disease we know how to prevent. 🛡️👶 That's why UNICEF helped 89% of young children globally receive at least one dose of a life-saving vaccine in 2024. 💉🌍 But millions remain without protection - with your support we can reach more.

Attacks on children and pregnant women in Sudan's North Kordofan State represent a terrifying escalation of violence, and a complete disregard for human life. Impunity cannot be tolerated for violations of international law, especially when children’s lives are at stake.

📸 A Question Mark Hangs Over Gaza 🗓️ 25 Jul-12 Aug 📍 The Gallery at The Complex, Dublin - Free Entry A powerful UNICEF photo exhibition revealing the realities of children in Gaza, through the lenses of those who meet them daily. For more info, visit: unicef.ie/exhibition

♟️On this #WorldChessDay, meet Yahia, a young chess player from Syria. After losing both his legs in an explosion, Yahia found hope and a love for chess, through UNICEF's child protection programme. “I love playing chess,” he said. “Now I teach younger children how to play.”