Escalating gang violence in Haiti has displaced 680,000 children, nearly twice as many as last year, as armed groups seize more territory and basic services collapse, UNICEF warned on Wednesday.
More than 6 million people, including 3.3 million children, now need urgent humanitarian assistance in Haiti, according to UNICEF. The agency says the surge in violence and displacement highlights growing risks to millions, especially children.
“Children in Haiti are experiencing violence and displacement at a terrifying scale,” said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell.
“Each time they are forced to flee, they lose not only their homes but also their chance to go to school, and simply to be children.”
The crisis is worsening by the numbers: more than 1 million children face severe food insecurity, while around 288,500 under-fives are projected to suffer from acute malnutrition next year according to UNICEF.
Armed groups now control areas home to 2.7 million people, and more than 1.3 million have been forced to flee, including 246,000 already displaced this year.
Gangs have tightened their grip on much of the country, overwhelming police and forcing aid groups to scale back. The United Nations Security Council recently approved a U.S.-backed plan to boost an international security mission, but the force remains underfunded and under-equipped more than 15 months after its launch.
UNICEF is urging immediate global funding to expand life-saving aid, from shelter and healthcare to clean water and education, warning that critical programmes for Haiti’s children are at risk.
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Hurricane Melissa tore across the northern Caribbean this week, devastating Jamaica, battering Cuba’s east, and flooding parts of Haiti, where at least 25 people, including 10 children, were killed, before gaining speed again as it churned toward Bermuda on Thursday.
The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously adopted a resolution renewing Haiti’s sanctions regime for another year. The measures include targeted asset freezes, travel bans, and an arms embargo.
The United Nations warns that gang control over most of Haiti’s capital is worsening the hunger crisis and blocking humanitarian aid.
Eight people, including Irish missionary Gena Heraty and a three-year-old child, have been released after nearly a month in captivity following a kidnapping at the Saint-Helene Orphanage in Kenscoff, near Haiti’s capital.
Dozens of people are feared dead and around 100 others injured after an explosion tore through a crowded bar during New Year’s Eve celebrations at the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana, authorities said.
The Russian radio station known as 'Doomsday Radio' (or UVB-76) unexpectedly began playing ‘Swan Lake’, music from a ballet composition. The last time this was done was during the deaths of Soviet-era leaders and the 1991 coup.
As Russia’s war in Ukraine enters its fourth year, rising casualties, economic struggles, and mounting unrest expose cracks in society. Despite Kremlin propaganda, frustration is growing as more Russians question the government’s narrative, according to The Washington Post.
At least 47 people were killed and 112 injured after a fire broke out at a crowded bar in the Swiss ski resort town of Crans-Montana during New Year’s Eve celebrations, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani told Italian media on Thursday.
India has approved a major arms deal with Israel valued at approximately $8.7 billion, highlighting the deepening defence partnership between the two countries.
France’s postal and banking services were disrupted on Thursday morning after a cyberattack temporarily rendered their websites and mobile applications largely inaccessible, French radio RFI reported.
India and Pakistan on Thursday exchanged lists of nuclear facilities as well as civilian prisoners, under long-standing bilateral agreements, according to official statements from both countries.
The U.S. on Thursday called on China to exercise restraint and engage in dialogue following Beijing’s military exercises near Taiwan.
At least 14 people were killed and 16–31 others injured when a bus carrying students from the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences collided head-on with a passenger van near Quli Faqir, Jhang district, Punjab, on Wednesday.
At least 47 people were killed and 112 injured after a fire broke out at a crowded bar in the Swiss ski resort town of Crans-Montana during New Year’s Eve celebrations, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani told Italian media on Thursday.
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