UNICEF correspondent Thomas Nybo reports on how head of an adolescent clinic in Port-au-Prince Dr. Rachel Bertrand is on a mission to improve the care of HIV-positive children and young adults in Haiti.

By Thomas Nybo

An adolescent clinic in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, provides care, support and education for youth who are HIV-positive, among other services.

By Thomas Nybo

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 31 May 2013 – When the 2010 earthquake struck, Jean Saint-Phar was buried and knocked unconscious by the collapsing walls of the classroom where he was studying engineering. After he woke up, hours passed with no sign of rescue. He feared he might die like the lifeless student beside him.

Par Michelle Marrion

Une poudre de micronutriments en sachets, appelée « Bébé Vanyan» (créole pour « vaillant »), apporte aux enfants haïtiens l’alimentation dont ils ont besoin.

JÉRÉMIE, Haïti, 24 avril 2013 – Au travers des feuilles de plants de haricots, Derilus Firdemont regarde sa fille Sendy, âgée de quatre ans, jouer avec ses camarades dans le jardin.

La Journée mondiale de l’eau a lieu chaque année le 22 mars pour attirer l’attention de la communauté internationale sur l’importance de l’eau douce et d’une gestion sur le long terme des ressources en eau douce. Le thème de cette année est la “coopération pour l’eau”.

Ici, les membres d’une petite communauté d’Haïti travaillent ensemble pour que tout le monde ait accès à de l’eau salubre.

Par Michelle Marion

Three years after the devastating earthquake of 2010, the education of children in Haiti has seen significant improvement. Many schools have been reconstructed, and more children are going to school now than before the earthquake.

Yet, more needs to be done to ensure that every child has access to free, quality education. Expanding access to education for vulnerable children, improving the quality of education, ensuring equal opportunities for girls and boys and linking education to development remain some of the main challenges for the educators and Government of Haiti.

Preliminary results of a new national household survey show substantial progress for children in the education, nutrition, health and sanitation sectors.

Par Thomas Nybo

PETIT-GOÂVE, Haïti, 13 décembre 2012 - Le violent tremblement de terre qui a frappé Haïti en 2010 a détruit le réseau d'alimentation en eau de Petit-Goâve, une ville côtière proche de l'épicentre du séisme.

On the occasion of World Prematurity Day, governments around the globe are organizing events to raise awareness on the serious issue of premature births.

Every year, 15 million babies are born prematurely. And with more than 1 million premature deaths each year, prematurity is the second leading cause of death of children under 5 years old. Many of those who do survive may face a lifetime of challenges – from learning disabilities to visual and hearing problems.

FRECHOU, Haïti, 16 octobre 2012 - Dans ce petit village de montagne aux alentours de Port-au-Prince, la mère de Derilus a failli mourir du choléra l'année dernière.