The number of internally displaced children in Haiti has increased by nearly 50 percent since September 2024. As a result of ongoing violence caused by armed groups, displaced children are approximately one in eight across the entire country.
According to the latest estimates, there are now over one million internally displaced people in Haiti, over half of them children in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.
Years of political turmoil and devastating poverty and inequality have fueled the growth of armed groups in Haiti.
In the absence of other means of survival or protection, children are increasingly forced to join armed groups, with a notable 70 percent increase in child recruitment over the past year.
Displaced children and adolescents in Haiti face heightened risks of violence, including sexual violence, exploitation, and abuse, which has also surged 1,000 percent in the past year.
UNICEF estimates that approximately 3 million children are in need of humanitarian assistance in the country, with over 1.2 million children under threat in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince alone, where the situation continues to deteriorate.
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