UNICEF Haiti 78d ago

UNICEF works with the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour (MAST), through the Haitian Institute of Social Welfare and Research (IBESR), the Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training (MENFP), the Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MJSP), civil society, UN agencies and other partners to support children affected by violence. Together, they provide psychosocial support, case management, education support, referrals to essential services, and family tracing and reunification where possible. This work builds on the Handover Protocol signed by the Government of Haiti and the United Nations system, including UNICEF, to ensure that children associated with armed groups are quickly referred to child protection services and supported towards recovery and reintegration. PREJEUNES, a government-led and UNICEF-supported child protection and reintegration programme, carries this commitment forward by helping children leave armed groups and protecting those at risk of recruitment through prevention, care and social reintegration. Since this framework was put in place, UNICEF and child protection actors have verified and supported more than 500 children associated with armed groups across Haiti.