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UN: Displaced Women in Haiti Face 'Unprecedented' Level of Violence

UN: Displaced Women in Haiti Face 'Unprecedented' Level of Violence

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The Facts

  • 1The UN agency for gender equality, UN Women, said in a new report on Wednesday that displaced women and girls in Haiti are facing an "unprecedented" spike in insecurity, including sexual and gender-based violence, as instability persists.

  • 2UN Women pointed that poor living conditions and lack of security in makeshift camps have exposed most of them to aggressions, notably rape, on a daily basis.

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