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Violence against children in armed conflict reached the highest level ever recorded in 2024 according to new UN report, with 41,370 violations - a 25% increase from 2023. 

A 12-year-old boy with Downs Syndrome in Ukraine who has been left severely emotionally distressed by a lifetime of conflict is at risk of becoming homeless due to foreign aid cuts, Save the Children said, as the child rights organisation shared examples of the impacts on cash assistance work around the world.

15 years after the 2010 earthquake, a generation of children is still bearing the scars—displaced, out of school, and in constant crisis. 

Violence in Haiti forces over 21,000 more children from their homes since November 11.

One in six children in Haiti are now one step away from famine-like conditions. 

Haiti’s ongoing violence is set to force thousands of children into overcrowded classrooms when schools reopen next week

At least 131 children, have been reported killed or injured in Haiti so far in 2024, Save the Children said. 

Children in Haiti could face new dangers as international security forces deploy this week to tackle the violent armed groups overrunning the country.

Children are being driven to desperate measures to be able to feed themselves as Haiti grapples with record high hunger levels

Nearly 600 children a day on average have fled their homes in Port-au-Prince since early March as the capital faces renewed attacks.

About five million people in Haiti, including one in two children, are now facing acute levels of food insecurity.

More than one million children in Haiti – a quarter of the nation’s children – are living in areas controlled or under the influence of armed groups.

Almost half of Haiti’s children are facing acute hunger with violence, climate stresses and soaring inflation all contributing to the situation worsen

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