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Children'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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1 month ago·New York, United States

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Reuters

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Children's bodies a 'battleground' in Haiti as sexual violence surges, UNICEF warns

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RTV Slovenija

Unicef warns of 'staggering' rise in sexual violence against children in Haiti

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".

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telesurtv.net

Unicef: Sexual violence against girls and boys increased to 1000% in Haiti

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…

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The Globe & Mail

Children’s bodies a ‘battleground’ in Haiti as sexual violence surges, UNICEF warns

The spokesperson for the United Nations agency for children, says that armed groups have inflicted ‘unimaginable horrors on children’ in the Caribbean country

First Person: Bodies of children in Haiti have turned into ‘battlegrounds’

Armed groups in Haiti are inflicting “unimaginable horrors” on children, turning their “bodies into battlegrounds”, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

1 month ago·New York, United States

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