UN warns Haiti's children face crisis amid escalating violence and systemic collapse

The United Nations Economic and Social Council is warning that as Haiti grapples with escalating violence and systemic collapse, its children are bearing the brunt of a multipronged crisis that threatens their lives, safety, and future.

UN officials and humanitarian leaders used the ECOSOC meeting yesterday to highlight the dire conditions in Haiti, where violence has severely disrupted life in the French-speaking CARICOM country.

The UN said with 5.4 million people, or half the population, facing acute food insecurity and 700,000 displaced, urgent international intervention is needed to address a crisis compounded by armed groups violence, economic instability, and insufficient humanitarian funding.