iciHaiti – Humanitarian: Despite the tense situation, humanitarian aid is present on the ground
13/04/2024 09:53:13
Despite the difficult situation on the ground, the World Food Program (WFP) delivered 19,000 hot meals to displaced people in Port-au-Prince and in other provinces, more than 200,000 children received a school lunch.
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and its partners continue to support reproductive health, protective services and hygiene kits in displacement sites in the capital through their mobile clinics. Since March 1, more than 4,600 hygiene kits have been distributed.
Displaced women and girls were also provided with dignity kits including soap, sanitary napkins, solar lamp and other basic hygiene items.
UNFPA and its partners also continue to provide remote psychosocial support and information on accessible gender-based violence services through a toll-free helpline run by their local partners.
In the education sector, partners warn that many schools are inaccessible due to widespread violence. Some have been looted or destroyed, while others have been occupied by gangs or displaced people…
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