UNICEF Haiti

The first day of the high-level mission from United Nations Office for Children and Armed Conflict & UNICEF Haiti focused on advancing collective efforts to protect children affected by armed violence. 🇭🇹 Members of the Country Task Force on Monitoring and Reporting (CTFMR), alongside the office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict (OSRSG-CAAC), the UNICEF Haiti Representative, the Resident Coordinator’s Office, #ONUHaiti, #BINUH and technical teams from UNICEF, came together for an in-depth workshop on how to protect children better from grave violations of their rights and respond to children affected by armed violence.  Discussions covered the Children and Armed Conflict mandate, the Security Council framework, and the structure and role of the CTFMR. Participants also examined case studies and global good practices and explored political and protection strategies for UN engagement with armed groups in the Haitian context. The exchanges set the tone for a collaborative mission aimed at strengthening coordination, reinforcing national capacity, and ensuring the protection and rights of every child in Haiti. #foreverychild 🩵

Following of Tropical Storm #Melissa, the lack of sunlight disrupted the power supply to cold storage rooms for vaccines in the South-East, Nippes and Grand'Anse.   Thanks to the support of UNICEF Haiti, three generators were installed in departmental supply centres and departmental hospitals to ensure that vaccines were kept between 2°C and 8°C and that vaccination activities could continue. #Foreverychild 🩵

During the day dedicated to celebrating the literacy partnership in Haiti, organised under the patronage of the MENFP | Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale et de la Formation Professionnelle, #UNICEF reaffirmed its support for the Government in the fight against illiteracy. #UNICEF will continue to support the educational and social reintegration of young people leaving armed groups through the PREJEUNES program, as well as teacher training and school construction. #foreverychild 🩵

Il y a un mois, les écoles en #Haïti ont rouvert leurs portes pour accueillir les enfants.    Grâce au soutien de The World Bank, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), du Gouvernement du Japon, de la Fondation Carlos Slim, de Sida, de la Banque Interaméricaine de Développement, et du MENFP | Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale et de la Formation Professionnelle en collaboration avec l’UNICEF, les établissements scolaires ont pu rouvrir pour l’année académique 2025-2026.    Dans un pays où l’insécurité a détruit ou transformé de nombreuses écoles en abris pour les familles déplacées, ce retour en classe est pour des milliers d’enfants un pas vers l’espoir, la stabilité et l’avenir.    L’UNICEF reste pleinement engagé à garantir à chaque enfant un environnement d’apprentissage sûr, inclusif et protecteur. #pourchaqueenfant 🩵

“I learn every day, I love school, and I want to become a doctor.”  Raymond, 9 years old, 4th-grade student. In a context where access to education is challenged by insecurity, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and SIDA continue to support children like Raymond through the distribution of school kits. Thanks to this partnership with the MENFP, children can keep learning and dreaming despite the country’s challenges. #ForEveryChild 💙

In several communities in the far south and west, families have lost everything: Their homes, their possessions, their fields and their loved ones. During this difficult time, UNICEF remains by these families' side to provide them with the necessary support. CP: Patrice Noel #ForEveryChild 💙

UNICEF is ramping up community outreach in southern #Haiti as a result of #Melissa🌧️    👥 470 U-Reporters mobilized  🚛 6 sound trucks broadcasting awarness msgs  📻 19 community radios with 22 interactive shows  📄 + 2K posters distributed  📱 +137K SMS & WhatsApp messages sent  #StormMelissa #Foreverychild 🩵

To prevent waterborne diseases, #UNICEF prepositioned 2,9K WASH kits across the South, covering 14,5K people. 📦 Jérémie: 700  📦 Jacmel: 600  📦 Miragoâne: 400  📦 Léogâne: 400  📦 Les Cayes: 800 Clean water & hygiene are essential to protect children & families in emergencies. #StormMelissa #foreverychild 🩵

As Tropical Storm #Melissa continues to threaten southern Haiti, UNICEF is taking action to protect children’s health.    In coordination with Ministry of Public Health and Population #MSPP, 176 health facilities have been supplied with nutrition supplies, ensuring care for 4,175 children exposed to #Melissa impacts.  #foreverychild 🩵

To ensure continuity of care during & despite the storm #Melissa, UNICEF is deploying emergency health kits: 🩺 5 IEHK kits for essential health services 💧 4 AWD kits for acute diarrhea 🤰 5 midwifery kits for safe deliveries These supplies will reach 20,000 people, support 500 births, and enable the care of 400 diarrhea cases. #Foreverychild 🩵