Children in Haiti face sexual violence, other forms of abuse, and recruitment into local gangs, according to a report published by Amnesty International on Feb. 12. The report states that armed gangs ...

Haiti’s children are increasingly caught in the crossfire of gang violence, forced to carry weapons, spy on police and rival ...

The organization found that 30% to 50% of gang members are now children, with many coerced into joining due to hunger or fear ...

Sexual violence against children has increased 1,000% since 2023, turning their bodies "into battlegrounds", spokesman James ...

According to the United Nations Children's Fund, known as UNICEF, sexual violence against minors grew 1,000% between 2023 and ...

Nearly two million people are on the verge of starvation in Haiti, and more than one million children are estimated to be living in gang-controlled areas, with 85% of the capital of Port-au-Prince ...

Haiti’s hunger crisis has reached alarming levels, with almost all families (99%) surveyed by ActionAid regularly skipping ...

Sexual violence doesn't just scar individual survivors like Roseline—it devastates families, fractures communities, and ...

The UNICEF report was corroborated by Amnesty International, which last Wednesday said it had interviewed 10 Haitian girls ...

Report estimates that more than a million children live in areas controlled by or under the influence of armed gangs. More than 5,600 people were killed in Haiti last year as a result of gang ...

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Multiple threats to children’s health, safety and well-being include recruitment into armed groups amid escalating violence and displacement. A look at what UNICEF is doing to deliver urgently ...