US EditionUNICEF Warns that Number of Children in Haiti Displaced by Violence Has Nearly Doubled
Spiraling gang violence in Haiti has forced 680,000 children to flee, doubling displacement in a year and worsening food insecurity and malnutrition, UNICEF reported.
- UNICEF reported on Wednesday that escalating violence in Haiti has forced approximately 680,000 children from their homes, nearly twice as many as last year.
- This surge stems from escalating gang control, the collapse of public services, and repeated community raids that have forced many families from their homes.
- The report highlights how more than 1,080 schools have closed this year, with displacement interrupting education for nearly 500,000 school-age children.
- UNICEF reports that over 3.3 million children in Haiti are in need of humanitarian aid and highlights that whenever they are displaced, children not only are uprooted from their homes but also miss out on educational opportunities.
- With urgent programs for children critically underfunded, the agency cautions that without decisive action, an entire generation’s future is at risk.
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hbl.fiAround 680,000 children in Haiti have been forced from their homes due to the ongoing unrest and widespread gang violence.
“The situation in Haiti is dramatic and heartbreaking, especially because it occurs in the Western Hemisphere, where this magnitude of hunger and violence should not exist,” said Lola Castro, WFP’s regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean.
New York. The number of children displaced by gang violence in Haiti has doubled in the last 12 months: there are already 680,000 who had to leave their homes, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported yesterday.
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