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Haiti. Families gather at a site for displaced persons in Tabarre

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.

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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Spanish (PDF, 2 MB)

English (PDF, 3 MB)

The figure of a teenager in the shadow.

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.

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.

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

Haiti: Gang violence pushes half a million children out of the classroom in Port-au-Prince

Girl. Education.

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.

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.

Testimonials of the displaced by violence in Haiti

302 households and 1089 people, are currently housed in the Gymnasium of Carrefour.

Two Haitian girls.

Rising gang violence in Haiti is now targeting children, UNICEF warns