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19 September 2023

Ten additional schools have been constructed to restore children's right to education in areas affected by the earthquake in Southern Haiti.

AQUIN (Haiti), September 19, 2023 – UNICEF, along with the Ministry of Education and the Mexican Embassy, inaugurated the first group of new schools in the Great South of Haiti, in the towns of Aquin and Roseaux. The construction of these schools was made possible through the generous contribution of the Carlos Sl...

17 September 2023

Seeking safety and education at Camp-Perrin.

Camp-Perrin, Haiti, 17 September 2023 – In a calm voice tinged with fear at the idea of sharing his story again, 15-year-old Mérélus P. takes the floor. "Criminals have invaded our neighborhood in Carrefour-Feuilles. They terrorized us and took the lives of many people. I witnessed these horrors with my own eyes. ...

12 September 2023

Back-to-School Brings Hope for Children and Families Amidst Crisis in Haiti.

LES CAYES (Haiti), 12 September 2023 - As the new school year officially begins in Haiti, UNICEF and its education partners are working tirelessly to ensure that as many children as possible can enroll in school despite the challenging circumstances they face. Alongside our partners, UNICEF is engaged in rebuildin...

07 December 2022

UNICEF needs US$210 million to bring humanitarian aid to 2.7 million people next year

PORT-AU-PRINCE / PANAMA CITY, 7 December 2022 - UNICEF is requesting US$210.3 million to meet the needs of 2.7 million people in Haiti, including 1.6 million children in 2023. The upsurge in violence and social unrest, the resurgence of cholera and the residual needs of the most vulnerable earthquake-affected popu...

07 October 2022

Increase in violence and resurgence of cholera in Haiti may leave more than 2.4 million children unable to return to school

PORT-AU-PRINCE/PANAMA/NEW YORK, 7 October 2022 – At the start of a new academic year in Haiti, social unrest, gang violence and a resurgence of cholera may keep over 2.4 million children out of classrooms, UNICEF warned today. Despite the academic year starting on Monday 3 October, the majority of schools have not...

After the earthquake, schools rise from the ground

A devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the southwestern region of Haiti on 14 August 2021, leaving thousands of people in need of food, water, sanitation, hygiene, and shelter. According to official data, the earthquake affected 800,000 people, including 340,000 children, killed more than 2,200 and injured ...

Haiti: One in three schools is targeted by violence in Port-au-Prince

PORT-AU-PRINCE, 23 June 2022- In the Metropolitan Area of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, one in three schools is the target of violence, and one in four schools is dysfunctional, revealed an assessment carried out by the Ministry of Education and UNICEF between April and May in underprivileged and hard-to-r...

Little Mackencia’s new school

L'Asile, 2 June 2022 – In the morning of August 14, 2021, little Desamours Mackencia wanted to get out of their room when the disaster struck. “I was about to open the door to get out when I saw the wall was going to fall on my bed. I ran very quickly in the yard, and I see the earth shaking,” she said. The 11-yea...

From the classroom to the armed gang: Steve's shattered dream

Rising gang crime limits access to schools and prevents thousands of children from accessing education in the metropolitan area of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince. Since 2020, gang-related violence has led to school closures, and children have become easy prey for gang recruitment. PORT-AU-PRINCE, June 10, 2022 ...

Voices of The Displaced

Since 24 April, hundreds of men, women and children have been forced to flee their homes as clashes between rival gangs flared in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Some 9,000 people got displaced from Croix-des-Bouquets, Tabarre and Cité Soleil due to insecurity. As of 3 May, 752 people including at ...