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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Unicef's report warns that 680,000 people are affected. Nearly 300,000 children under the age of five may suffer from acute malnutrition this year
Violated by the search for water, Ania, 15, is one of the more than 680,000 Haitian children displaced by gang violence in a country where, for the youngest, every day is synonymous with the "fight for survival", UNICEF warns Wednesday.
The Straits Times
The Star Kuala LumpurHaiti children displaced by violence nearly double in a year, UNICEF says
PORT-AU-PRINCE - Spiraling violence in Haiti has displaced 680,000 children, nearly twice as many as a year ago, as armed groups tighten control and public services collapse, UNICEF said on Wednesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
UN News
Global Diaspora NewsHaiti: ‘Unprecedented’ number of children on the run
The number of children displaced by violence in Haiti has almost doubled in the past year, with 680,000 now uprooted from their homes, a new UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Child Alert report found.
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