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Haiti's gang violence has displaced 300,000 children, the UN says

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The U.N. says criminal gang violence in Haiti has displaced more than 300,000 children since March. UNICEF said Tuesday that children are more than half of the nearly 580,000 people that have been internally displaced so far in the last four months.

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  1. Fox News

    Gang violence in Haiti has displaced more than 300,000 children, UN says (opens Fox News)

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    UNICEF said gang violence in Haiti has displaced more than 300,000 children. Displaced children face a higher risk of sexual assault, abuse and family separation, according to UNICEF.

  2. Wyoming Public Media

    Gang violence in Haiti has displaced 300,000 children, the United Nations says (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Children are more than half of the nearly 580,000 people who have become homeless in the last four months, the U.N.'s children agency said.

  3. WHEC Rochester

    Haiti's gang violence has displaced 300,000 children, the UN says (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    The U.N. says criminal gang violence in Haiti has displaced more than 300,000 children since March. UNICEF said Tuesday that children are more than half of the nearly 580,000 people that have been internally displaced so far in the last four months.

  4. France 24

    Haiti gang violence displaced more than 300,000 children this year, UN says (opens France 24)

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    More than 300,000 children are displaced in Haiti since gangs forced out Prime Minister Ariel Henry and took over the capital Port-au-Prince earlier this year, UNICEF says. Many children, some of whom…

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