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In November, increased violence in several areas of West department hampered access to essential services. An armed group clash in the commune of Cité Soleil resulted in the evacuation of over 70 patients, including children and newborns, from the main referral hospital in the area, Centre Hospitalier de Fontaine. UNICEF supported patients through the provision of health and nutrition supplies.
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Continued armed violence is resulting in constant displacement of populations, including between internally displaced people (IDP) sites, with some 147,000 IDPs registered in Port-au-Prince alone. With the increasing congestion in traditional IDP sites, IDPs are now using schools as shelters, impacting the learning of thousands of children whose access to education is already being constrained by the closure of schools due to violence. In response to the Ministry of Education’s request, in November, UNICEF supported the rental of a school building to serve as a learning space for nearly 1,500 girls.
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As of November, UNICEF has been able to assist over 1.1 million people with safe water; over 264,000 caregivers with nutritional counselling; over 100,000 children and women with access to health care services; and 48,000 children with psychosocial support.
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To respond effectively to the imminent humanitarian needs, while building conditions for more shock-responsive systems in Haiti, UNICEF requires US$245.9 million. As of November, UNICEF’s humanitarian appeal has a funding gap of US$197.6 million (80 per cent).