Children face multiple deadly threats 

In Haiti, children are caught in a devastating crisis. Armed violence, political instability, hunger, and disease have torn apart communities. Over half a million children have been forced from their homes. Schools lie in ruins. Health services are collapsing. And children as young as eight are being recruited into armed groups at an alarming rate. 

UNICEF teams are on the ground every day, delivering clean water, healthcare, education, vaccinations, nutrition, and protection in the most dangerous places. We’re responding to deadly cholera outbreaks that killed over 1,000 people last year and giving displaced families the tools to rebuild.

But we can’t do it without you. With your support, we can protect children from violence, provide life-saving aid, and help restore their childhoods.

The need is growing but the world is not paying attention to this forgotten crisis. Support UNICEF today and save children’s lives. 

This young girl is one of just thousands who have been forced to flee their homes due to violent conflict

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Thanks to UNICEF supporters like you, Nathalie is improving her family’s health and bringing hope to her community.

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Putting smiles back on babies faces 

As a single mother living in conflict-torn Haiti, Nathalie struggles to find enough food for her six-month-old daughter. “When she was hungry and all I had to offer was my milk, she refused to nurse. I had to let her cry. I felt powerless, broken,” she said, with tears in her eyes.

Weak and tired, her daughter cried constantly and refused to eat and staff at a healthcare centre quickly diagnosed her with severe malnutrition. A deadly threat, it meant the baby was now at serious risk of long-term damage. 

But thanks to UNICEF-provided ready-to-use therapeutic food, combined with vitamins and medications, she was saved from this terrible fate. 

“Now, she eats well and even laughs sometimes,” Nathalie said. “She’s smiling again. That’s all that matters.”

Your support today can put smiles back on the faces of babies suffering from deadly hunger. 

 

How our supporters help UNICEF save children 

In 2024, UNICEF reached over 970,000 people – including 470,000 children – with critical, life-saving support across Haiti. From delivering safe water to 260,000 people to treating over 83,000 children for malnutrition, our teams work around the clock to protect vulnerable lives.

We provided mental health and psychosocial support to over 103,000 children, parents, and caregivers, and helped 121,000 children access education through school kits and safe spaces.

Our mobile health clinics reached 76,000 people with essential care, while vaccination campaigns protected hundreds of thousands from cholera, measles, and other deadly diseases.

UNICEF also rehabilitated health facilities, trained 384 healthcare workers, and deployed emergency hygiene interventions to stop the spread of disease.

As Haiti’s largest provider of psychosocial support in displaced sites, UNICEF helps children heal from trauma and rebuild their futures.

In 2025, we aim to double our reach – because every child has the right to a safe and healthy future. Your support makes this life-changing work possible. 

Thousands of children in Haiti are preyed upon by armed groups. But thanks to regular support from people like you, UNICEF can run complex programmes to help save them.

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How your donations save lives

UNICEF is on the ground now fighting the spread of cholera, helping injured children, and treating babies suffering from malnutrition. Your support now is essential. 

  • €50 could supply safe drinking water to protect 5 children for an entire month.
  • €75 will provide enough life-saving emergency food to nourish 10 children for two weeks.
  • €100 could provide essential medicines to treat 12 sick and injured children, saving their lives.

Alternatively, a smaller monthly donation will have the greatest impact, allowing long-term support, and ensuring UNICEF can be there during and after the crisis in Haiti.

A young boy picks up hygiene kits from UNICEF staff after a hurricane destroyed thousands of homes in Haiti.

Other Ways to Donate

You can make a donation by phone by calling 01 878 3000, from Monday to Friday between 9:00 – 5:30pm.

You can send your donation by post to

Freepost; UNICEF Ireland, 33 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin D01 R283.

In the unlikely event that the funds raised exceed UNICEF’s funding requirements for this appeal, your donation will be directed to where the need is greatest.

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