One year after the Haiti earthquake, 250,000 children do not go to school: United Nations

A United Nations spokesman said, Thursday, that a year after the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti, more than 250,000 children are without proper schools, and it may take years to rebuild.

Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said that despite the challenging environment and limited funding, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reconstructed or rehabilitated 234 classrooms and provided school kits for 74,000 students.

Haq said UNICEF has also repaired 22 drinking water networks, reaching 440,000 people. It also provided 23,000 hygiene kits to 121,000 people.

At the end of last year, UNICEF requested $97 million for the 2022 Children’s Humanitarian Appeal to reach 950,000 people, including 520,000 children in Haiti, the spokesperson said. But it has received only 30 percent of the request and is requesting $64.6 million in urgent funding to continue helping the most vulnerable.

Reconstruction was also delayed due to insecurity, and mostly deadly gang fighting.

“Schools are more than places to learn; they are a safe haven for children traumatized by a cascade of events: the COVID-19 pandemic, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake, and rampant insecurity and poverty,” said Bruno Maes, UNICEF Representative in Haiti.

“Too many children will not be able to access appropriate educational services in the next school year, receive appropriate health care services, drink safe water, or have a fair chance to grow and develop to their fullest potential.”

A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on August 14, 2021, killing 2,200 people and injuring another 12,200.

UNICEF said the earthquake destroyed or damaged 1,250 schools, 97 health facilities and 55 water networks, leaving more than 340,000 children without adequate educational conditions and 800,000 people without access to health care, drinking water or hygiene services.

Of the 1,250 schools destroyed or damaged by the quake, most have yet to be reconstructed, the agency said.

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