US EditionChildren's bodies a 'battleground' in Haiti as sexual violence surges, UNICEF warns
- Sexual violence against children in Haiti has increased by 1,000% since 2023, turning their bodies into 'battlegrounds,' according to UNICEF spokesperson James Elder.
- Gang control in Port-au-Prince has reached 85%, leading to a breakdown of law and order and a humanitarian crisis, as reported by UNICEF.
- More than one million people are displaced in Haiti due to ongoing violence, with over half being children, according to U.N. data.
- UNICEF has created mobile safe spaces to support children and prevent sexual violence, but funding remains critically low, receiving only a quarter of its $221.4 million appeal last year.
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Children's Bodies a 'Battleground' in Haiti as Sexual Violence Surges, UNICEF Warns
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The UN Children's Fund (Unicef) has warned that sexual violence against children has increased sharply in Haiti in the past year, with their bodies becoming "battlefields".
A new report on Haiti by the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) revealed that in the country, in 2024, sexual violence against girls and boys grew by 1000 percent. READ ALSO: Haiti will establish a new state of emergency in the face of violence in the country According to the spokesman for UNICEF, James Elder, sexual violence against girls and boys in Haiti increased tenfold last year. “A staggering 1,000 percent increase in sexual violence…
Haiti is sinking deeper and deeper into violence, and those in need are often children. UNICEF now estimates that the number of sexual assaults on minors has increased tenfold in the past year alone.
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