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10 January 2025

Increased school safety: 100 EDUPOL agents certified for the well-being of children in Haiti

In 2024, 100 agents of the Educational Community Police (EDUPOL) were trained in school safety and psychosocial support for children and families living in areas affected by armed violence. This psychosocial support programme, supported by the Government of Japan and implemented by the Ministry of National Educa...

22 December 2024

Snapshot of key results for 2024

In 2024, Haiti faced significant challenges due to armed violence, displacement, and a fragile healthcare system. Despite these, UNICEF continued to prioritize the wellbeing and rights of children and vulnerable communities across the country. Key achievements included increasing access to education, water, sanita...

06 December 2024

UNICEF responds to escalating violence in Port-au-Prince

Since 11 November, Port-au-Prince is grappling with yet another wave of violence as armed groups put the city under siege. Hundreds of people have been killed or injured, and 42,000 forced to flee their homes, many for the second or third time. Once considered safer, neighborhoods like Pétion-Ville and Bourdon hav...

25 November 2024

Number of children in Haiti recruited by armed groups soars by 70 per cent in one year – UNICEF

PORT AU PRINCE/NEW YORK, 25 November 2024 – The number of children recruited by armed groups in Haiti increased by 70 per cent in the last year, according to the latest UNICEF estimates. The unprecedented spike, registered between the second quarters of 2023 and 2024, points to a worsening protection crisis for ch...

20 November 2024

In Haiti, hundreds of thousands of children trapped by violence and the humanitarian crisis. IBESR and UNICEF call for immediate action to protect children

Port-au-Prince, November 20 – On World Children’s Day, the Institute of Social Welfare and Research (IBESR) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) join forces to highlight the humanitarian and security crisis that is worsening the plight of children and their families in Haiti. While children worldwide ce...

18 November 2024

Statement from UNICEF Country Representative Geeta Narayan on the impact of escalating armed violence on children in Haiti

PORT AU PRINCE/NEW YORK, 15 November 2024 – “Children in Haiti are once again bearing the brunt of relentless violence by armed groups that has upended their lives, casting a dark cloud over their futures. “The surge of violence in the Metropolitan Area of Port-au-Prince last week marks a tragic increase, an addit...

11 October 2024

A life strewn with fear

Port-au-Prince, October 11, 2024 - In Haiti, the situation for girls is becoming increasingly dire. Armed groups violence and growing instability are impacting the country, leaving young girls on the frontlines of devastating consequences. Repeated attacks and widespread insecurity threaten not only their physical...

10 September 2024

UNICEF Launches New Initiative to Raise Awareness and Protect Children from Armed Groups Recruitment Through Music and Art

LEOGANE (Haiti) – 9 September 2024 – UNICEF today launched an innovative initiative titled “Gita pa m lan sonnen pou lapè” or "My Guitar Sounds for Peace" to raise awareness about the dangers of armed recruitment and to prevent children from being enrolled in armed groups through art and music. Led by UNICEF Natio...

Humanitarian catastrophe in Haiti requires urgent international action, aid officials say

PORT AU PRINCE/NEW YORK 15 July 2024 – Haiti’s multifaceted humanitarian emergency needs urgent attention and strategies beyond emergency, three senior UN officials said today as they wrapped up a four-day visit to the country. Representatives from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA),...

Nadege and her children's struggle for survival.

Léogâne, Haiti –Nadege, a 37-year-old mother of four, appears burdened by the weight of the world. Her distressed gaze speaks volumes. After walking for hours, she and her children reached Léogâne, seeking refuge in one of the makeshift sites established in the town. They arrived with no resources or shelter. The ...

One child displaced every minute in Haiti as armed violence persists – UNICEF

PORT-AU-PRINCE/NEW YORK, 2 JULY 2024 – The number of internally displaced children in Haiti has increased by an estimated 60 per cent since March – the equivalent of one child every minute – a result of ongoing violence caused by armed groups. According to latest estimates, almost 600,000 people – over half of who...

Dodging bullets

Armed groups in Port-au-Prince and the Artibonite region are terrorizing entire communities. As streets, school and playgrounds have been turned into battlefields, many families have had no choice but to leave everything behind. Solona, 14 years old. UNICEF/UNI601140/Le Lijour “Shootings, that’s why I left. Rapes....