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Violence against children

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Haiti. Families gather at a site for displaced persons in Tabarre
News note
11 September 2023
Escalating violence threatens thousands of children in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Nearly 200,000 people, half of whom are children, are now displaced across the country, with 130,000 in the capital alone.
Report
17 May 2023
Tool guide for the remote psychosocial support model
Practical guide for the psychosocial support of migrant and refugee girls and adolescents girls

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English (PDF, 3 MB)
The figure of a teenager in the shadow.
Report
31 October 2022
Statistical profile on violence against children
Data on three forms of violence against children in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Spanish (PDF, 18 MB)
English (PDF, 980 KB)
A 3-year-old boy hugs a teddy bear.
News note
31 October 2022
2 in 3 children in Latin America and the Caribbean experience violence at home
Violence against children starts early and follows them into adolescence, a new regional UNICEF report finds.
02 August 2019. Growing up with a hearing disability, Thobias 13-year-old 6th grader (interacting with his mother) is no stranger to different forms of discrimination as a child. His parents initially enrolled him in a “special” school for deaf students. However, he found the environment to be challenging.
Report
26 September 2022
Voices of adolescents and young people with disabilities
Results of a Rapid Assessment in 11 Latin America countries.

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English (PDF, 8 MB)
Spanish (PDF, 11 MB)
Haitian children in a classroom
Press release
06 May 2022
Haiti: Gang violence pushes half a million children out of the classroom in Port-au-Prince
Girl. Education.
Press release
02 November 2021
Increasing number of schools in Haiti targeted by gangs - UNICEF
At least seven schools in Port-au-Prince were forced to pay gangs in exchange for security in the past two months.
A teddy bear seated on rocks.
News note
21 October 2021
Alarming spike in abductions of women and children in Haiti - UNICEF
More than 100 women and children kidnapped so far this year.
Gimnasio del centro deportivo de Carrefour.
Article
14 June 2021
Testimonials of the displaced by violence in Haiti
302 households and 1089 people, are currently housed in the Gymnasium of Carrefour.
Two Haitian girls.
News note
15 April 2021
Rising gang violence in Haiti is now targeting children, UNICEF warns
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