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Haiti

Armed violence has displaced families and made ordinary journeys to school, work and health care dangerous. Public services and local markets are under intense pressure, while food insecurity affects more than half the population. Children face particular risks from interrupted education, recruitment by armed groups and the loss of safe community spaces.

  • Armed violence
  • Disrupted services
  • Food insecurity
A child embraces his father in a hospital vaccination ward in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti.

Photo: UNICEF/UNI578167/Le Lijour

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Four ways into the story.

Reporting and operational updates from humanitarian organizations working on the crisis.

UNICEF

Crisis in Haiti

A current overview of displacement, hunger and the crisis facing children and essential services.
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UNICEF Haiti

BINUH and UNICEF joint statement

A joint appeal centered on the protection and rights of children amid ongoing violence.
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World Food Programme

Haiti emergency

WFP’s latest operational picture on hunger, logistics and emergency food assistance.
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OCHA

Haiti humanitarian response

Situation reports, response priorities and funding information from humanitarian partners.
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