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UN warns of worsening child protection crisis in Haiti; gender-based violence services severely underfunded
Summary
UN briefing highlighted rising violence against children in Haiti, including a reported rape and death of a 6-year-old in a displacement site; partners have delivered some services but less than 5% of requested funds for gender-based violence response has been received.
The United Nations briefed reporters that armed violence and insecurity in Haiti are exposing displaced children to “severe protection risks,” including sexual violence and recruitment by armed gangs.
The International Organization for Migration told the UN that more than half of internally displaced people in Haiti are children and that roughly one in eight children in the country is displaced. The UN briefing cited a recent UNICEF finding of a roughly 1,000% rise in sexual violence against children between 2023 and 2024.
The resident humanitari…
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