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Ricardo Pires

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Comms manager & Deputy Spokesperson @UNICEF in Geneva covering humanitarian emergencies ++. Father, movie geek, football lover, casual gamer and hardcore foodie.

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Ricardo Pires @ricardopires.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Eleven children killed, injured every 24 hours in Lebanon, UN says - www.reuters.com/world/middle...
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Eleven children killed, injured every 24 hours in Lebanon, UN says
Eleven children have been ​killed or injured on average every 24 hours in Lebanon ‌over the last week, the U.N.'s children's agency said on Friday, as Israel has expanded strikes across the country de...
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Ricardo Pires @ricardopires.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Three years of absolute horror for children in Sudan, with parties to conflict continuing to inflict the most unspeakable atrocities. Impunity is the new international norm and children as always will suffer more than anyone else. www.unicef.org/press-releas...
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“The reality for children in Sudan is growing darker hour by hour”
This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Chief of Communication in Sudan, Eva Hinds – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 30/03/2026
After a month of escalating violence in the Middle East, over one million children in #Lebanon and #Iran have been displaced from home. "Uprooting children from their homes is uprooting children from the childhood," UNICEF's @ricardopires.bsky.social tells ABC News.
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The impact of war on children across the Middle East
UNICEF spokesperson Ricardo Pires discusses the impact of war on children across the Middle East.
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Ricardo Pires @ricardopires.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Children across impacted countries in the Middle East are at the epicenter of ongoing war, death and displacement. My segment with ABC News 👇🏽 youtu.be/P8FiZCtg9nY?...
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The impact of war on children across the Middle East
YouTube video by ABC News
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Ricardo Pires @ricardopires.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
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Portavoz de Unicef describe la situación de los niños en Líbano
Uncef denuncia que el conflicto en Líbano ha desplazado ya a 370.000 niños en apenas tres semanas, una media de 19.000 al día.
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Ricardo Pires @ricardopires.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
“Despite the carnage, the conflict is “invisible.” I think that’s because there’s no easy narrative — it’s Africa, there’s always been conflict there. We should not accept that.” UNICEF’s Country Representative in Sudan, Sheldon Yett. www.politico.eu/article/suda...
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Sudan’s war nears Syria-style refugee tipping point, UN migration agency says
The warning comes as Europe braces for a fresh influx of migrants amid fighting in the Middle East and Sudan.
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 19/03/2026
Displaced families face a growing health crisis as violence in the Middle East intensifies. "Once you start having less access to even the right nutrition, foods and clean water, you're at risk of contracting infectious diseases or waterborne diseases," warns UNICEF's @ricardopires.bsky.social.
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Disease outbreaks, environmental hazards: Health crises could worsen as Iran conflict continues
As the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, aid organizations are warning that several health crises could worsen.
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Ricardo Pires @ricardopires.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Gracias @unicefespana.bsky.social por la oportunidad de hablar con El País sobre el impacto de la crisis actual en Oriente Medio en nuestras operaciones de suministro. elpais.com/planeta-futu...
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El bloqueo del estrecho de Ormuz estrangula el paso de alimentos y medicinas para atender crisis humanitarias
El encarecimiento en las cadenas de suministro y la obstrucción del paso en Oriente Próximo se suman a la crisis de financiación en el sector. La ONU prevé retrasos de seis meses en las entregas
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Ricardo Pires @ricardopires.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
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Video How children are being affected by war in the Middle East
UNICEF deputy spokesperson Ricardo Pires discusses the impact of war on children across the region.
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 05/03/2026
“It’s heartbreaking for us to see again and again children paying the heaviest price in a conflict that they have no say in and didn’t ask for.” UNICEF's @ricardopires.bsky.social talks with @nbcnews.com about escalating conflict in Lebanon and the region, as well as the humanitarian response:
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Ricardo Pires @ricardopires.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
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The brutality of war measured in children’s lives as hostilities escalate in Iran
Statement by UNICEF in the Middle East and North Africa
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Ricardo Pires @ricardopires.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
www.unicef.org/press-releas...
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Child recruitment in Haiti surges threefold in just one year – UNICEF
Violence continues to create cycle of suffering as number of children joining armed groups soars
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Ricardo Pires @ricardopires.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
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2026 brings no respite to children living in violence and conflict in the Middle East and North Africa
Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Edouard Beigbeder
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Ricardo Pires @ricardopires.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
What ceasefire is this? At least 130 children reportedly killed in Gaza since it took effect in October 2025.
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Ricardo Pires @ricardopires.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
“Children in Gaza are not statistics.” My briefing today @ungeneva.bsky.social
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Ricardo Pires @ricardopires.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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Ricardo Pires @ricardopires.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
The fragile Gaza ceasefire keeps showing the world that celebrations were perhaps too premature. Over one million children are exhausted and can no longer endure more violence and death. All parties to the conflict must do anything and everything to uphold their agreement.
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Ricardo Pires @ricardopires.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
www.972mag.com/firing-zone-...
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In West Bank ‘firing zone,’ Palestinians are erased as settlers lay down roots
While settlers' concrete mixers rumble under the Israeli army’s watch, Palestinian life in Masafer Yatta is being dismantled piece by piece.
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Ricardo Pires @ricardopires.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Children in Sudan have been at the sharpest edge of this endless horror. Displaced, killed, injured, abused, starved. It needs to end. Sudanese Paramilitaries Claim Control of Key Army Garrison in Darfur www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/w...
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Sudanese Paramilitaries Claim Control of Key Army Garrison in Darfur
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Ricardo Pires @ricardopires.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Beyond the initial excitement & optimism, over one million children in Gaza now need consistent actions & humanity. The bombs & killings lessened, but many other deadly threats remain. They have been through hell for over two years. www.unicef.org/press-releas...
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Gaza’s ceasefire offers a vital chance for children – it must be seized
Statement by UNICEF Middle East and North Africa Regional Director Edouard Beigbeder
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Ricardo Pires @ricardopires.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Children in Sudan have been at the sharpest edge of this endless horror. Displaced, killed, injured, abused, starved. It needs to end. Sudanese Paramilitaries Claim Control of Key Army Garrison in Darfur www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/w...
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Sudanese Paramilitaries Claim Control of Key Army Garrison in Darfur
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Ricardo Pires @ricardopires.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
www.unicef.org/press-releas...
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Statement from UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the situation for children in the Gaza Strip after two months of aid blockade
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UNICEF @unicef.org · 25/03/2025
Explosive remnants of war are a massive risk for at least 5 million children in Syria. Nearly 300,000 deadly devices are scattered across the country. UNICEF’s Ricardo Pires highlights the challenges.
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Ricardo Pires @ricardopires.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Horrifying reports of at least 200 children killed and 303 injured since the ceasefire collapsed in Gaza. That’s over 500 children in about 48 hours. Unprecedented brutality after 15 months of unrelenting war. Humanity will struggle to come back from this.
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UNICEF @unicef.org · 14/01/2025
“Every day without action is another that threatens the children of Syria. These children – who have lived their entire lives in danger – deserve to live the rest of their lives in safety.” - UNICEF Communication Manager Ricardo Pires. Full statement: uniceflink.org/3WjMRVx
Over a decade of devastating conflict has left communities across Syria littered with deadly remnants of war, including an estimated 
324,000 pieces of unexploded ordnance 
scattered across the country.

This danger affects approximately 
5 million children living in areas contaminated with UXO and landmines, which have become the leading cause of child casualties in Syria. 
- Ricardo Pires, UNICEF Communication Manager
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UNICEF Press Office @unicefmedia.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Girls and boys in #Syria continue to suffer the brutal impact of unexploded ordnance (UXO) at an alarming rate. In December '24 alone, @unicef.org received reports of 116 children killed/injured by UXO, an average of nearly four per day. @ricardopires.bsky.social www.unicef.org/press-releas...
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Sam Heller | سام هيلر @abujamajem.com · 02/01/2025
Haaretz on how Israeli command overseeing Netzarim Corridor apparently understood his mission to be cleansing large sections of Gaza: www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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'Flatten' Gaza, halt aid: The commander overseeing Gaza's brutal Netzarim corridor
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Ricardo Pires @ricardopires.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
All I want for 2025 is more justice in the world.
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Joe English @joe-english.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
It is a grim irony that children, women, and young girls bear the brunt of conflicts driven by the decisions of a tiny handful of powerful men—decisions that cause immense suffering. Good to join @carlnasman.bsky.social this weekend to discuss the toll 2024's conflicts have taken on children
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Ricardo Pires @ricardopires.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
“Gaza death trap” by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says there are “clear signs of ethnic cleansing” by Israeli forces in the Palestinian territory.
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UNICEF Press Office @unicefmedia.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Heavy winds & rainfall from #CycloneChido damaged or destroyed over 35k homes and affected more than 90k children across Cabo Delgado province, in northern #Mozambique, after the storm made landfall on Sunday. @unicefmozambique.bsky.social @guytaylor.bsky.social www.unicef.org/press-releas...
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Guy Taylor @guytaylor.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
I spoke to Newzroom Africa about the impact of #CycloneChido and the risks of waterborne diseases like cholera, diarrhoea and malaria, which, if left untreated, can be deadly for children: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-87...
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Chido causes devastation in northern Mozambique
YouTube video by Newzroom Afrika
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Guy Taylor @guytaylor.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
UNICEF is on the ground, working with our partners to meet the most urgent needs of children and families impacted by #CycloneChido in northern #Mozambique. I spoke to @BBCWorld 7 'O Clock News about the cyclone's impact and how @UNICEF is responding: youtu.be/XtHkFggvW7g?...
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BBC 7 'O Clock News Headline Interview on Cyclone Chido Impact and Response with UNICEF's Guy Taylor
YouTube video by Guy Taylor
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Ricardo Pires @ricardopires.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Simply a MUST read www.thenewhumanitarian.org/editorial/20...
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Aid agencies: History will judge your failure to call out Israeli war crimes as complicity
You don’t have to wait for the charge of genocide to be legally established to condemn Israel’s generational war crimes in Gaza.
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Ricardo Pires @ricardopires.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
150M children across the globe don’t have one of their most basic rights: a birth registration. @unicefmedia.bsky.social
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RTVE Noticias @rtvenoticias.rtve.es · 11/12/2024
Unicef alerta de que 150 millones de niños menores de cinco años no están inscritos en el registro civil www.rtve.es/n/16367090
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Unicef alerta de que 150 millones de niños menores de cinco años no están inscritos en el registro civil
Unicef alerta de que 150 millones de niños menores de cinco años no están inscritos en el registro civil
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EFE Noticias @efe.com · 11/12/2024
Ciento cincuenta millones de niños menores de cinco años en todo el mundo (dos de cada diez) no están inscritos en el sistema de registro civil, según un informe de la UNICEF. efe.com/mundo/unicef...
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150 millones de niños en el mundo no están en el registro civil
150 millones de niños menores de cinco años en todo el mundo no están inscritos en el sistema de registro civil, según la UNICEF.
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CNN @cnn.com · 07/12/2024
Biden administration officials, watching the remarkable speed of the Syrian rebel advance, increasingly see the possibility of the regime of Bashar al-Assad falling within days, five US officials told CNN
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Assad regime in Syria may fall in days, US increasingly believes | CNN Politics
Biden administration officials, watching the remarkable speed of the Syrian rebel advance, increasingly see the possibility of the regime of Bashar al-Assad falling within days, five US officials told...
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Ricardo Pires @ricardopires.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
“Day after day, week after week for nearly 14 months now, Gaza has been nothing short of hell on Earth. No child should have to endure such atrocities and carnage, and no parent should have to bury their child. Gaza has become a graveyard for children and families.” www.unicef.org/press-releas...
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Ricardo Pires @ricardopires.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
… www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/w...
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Amnesty International Accuses Israel of Genocide in Gaza
Israel rejected the charge — the first of its kind by a major human rights organization — saying it was “based on lies.”
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Ricardo Pires @ricardopires.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Some worrying news from DRC. apnews.com/article/cong... Congo government says it's 'on alert' over mystery flu-like disease that killed dozens
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Congo government says it's 'on alert' over mystery flu-like disease that killed dozens
Congo’s health minister says the government is on alert over a mystery flu-like disease that in recent weeks killed dozens of people.
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Ricardo Pires @ricardopires.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
“In a country where women and children depend on female health professionals for culturally sensitive care, cutting the pipeline of future health providers would put lives at risk.” 👇🏽FULL STATEMENT👇🏽
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Ricardo Pires @ricardopires.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Haunting images of people being forcefully displaced from shelters in Beit Lahia, Gaza. Several reports of drones dropping grenades or opening fire along the routes.
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Ricardo Pires @ricardopires.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Reports of 4 children killed by airstrikes today in Nuseirat camp while gathered around a kitchen/bakery searching for food. There is no safe for children in Gaza, even when they are desperately hungry. This insanity must stop.
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Ricardo Pires @ricardopires.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
www.unocha.org/news/stateme...
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Statement by the IASC Emergency Directors Group on the Humanitarian Crisis in Lebanon
(Amman, Jordan, 2 December 2024) Wrapping up a two-day visit to Lebanon, eight senior emergency officials from the United Nations and non-governmental organi
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Ricardo Pires @ricardopires.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
www.theguardian.com/film/2024/de...
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‘The whole foundation is rocking’: inside the explosive film about the investigation of Benjamin Netanyahu
The Bibi Files contains leaked footage of the Israeli PM being interrogated by police over allegations of corruption – and argues that these are partly why he has taken the region into the abyss. We m...
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Ricardo Pires @ricardopires.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Two girls & a woman died tragically today suffocated by despair while trying to get food in Deir Al Balah. How can such horror continue to be normalized? Never again, said the world once. How about right now😡 www.wfp.org/news/tragic-...
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Tragic loss highlights urgent need for improved security in Gaza food aid operations | World Food Programme
GAZA / JERUSALEM - The World Food Programme (WFP) mourns the tragic loss of two young girls and one woman, who died when crowds of people overwhelmed a WFP-supported bakery in Deir Al Balah. This inci...
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Ricardo Pires @ricardopires.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Children in Gaza are entering winter now, exhausted by 14 months of unrelenting war, trauma & loss. They need everything and have nothing. Trapped in a power struggle and forever scarred by massacres. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/w...
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Will Lebanon Deal Break Gaza Deadlock? Experts Doubt It
Hamas is unlikely to compromise in Gaza, despite the decision by its ally, Hezbollah, to stop fighting. A deal in Gaza would also be harder for Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister.
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Ricardo Pires @ricardopires.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Welcome! #ForEveryChild
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 26/11/2024
Breaking News: Israel and Lebanon agreed to a cease-fire, President Biden said, prompting hope for an end to the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
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Israel Approves Hezbollah Cease-Fire Deal, Bringing Truce Closer: Live Updates
Israeli ministers endorsed a truce that still needs formal approval in Lebanon. It followed an intense barrage of Israeli strikes in and near Beirut.
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