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Gender-Based Violence Country Profile: Haiti

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-25T20:17:10Z
dc.date.available2023-07-25T20:17:10Z
dc.date.issued2023-07-25
dc.description.abstractHaiti is a Caribbean country with a population of approximately 11 million people, 50.4 % of whom are female. Haiti’s progress in economic and social development has been impeded by persistent political instability, surging violence, and record-high levels of insecurity, all of which amplify its fragility. In the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region, Haiti remains the poorest country and one of the poorest in the world, with a GNI per capita of US$1,420 in 2021, the lowest in the LAC region compared to the average of US$15,092. The country ranked 163rd out of 191 nations on the UN’s Human Development Index in 2021. In the midst of the ongoing political and institutional turmoil, compounded by exposure to natural hazards and gangs fighting for control of business areas, the economy has shrunk by 1.7% in 2019, 3.3% in 2020,1.8% in 2021, and 1.7% in 2022, declining for four years in a row. This has resulted in poverty reduction gains being erased, and the lack of progress in critical areas essential for poverty reduction has negatively affected household incomes throughout the country. For instance, as of December 2021, 65% of households experienced a decline in their income compared to pre-pandemic levels, suggesting that the already high poverty rate has likely increased. Haiti also has one of the highest levels of inequality in the region, mainly because two-thirds of the poor live in rural areas where unfavorable agricultural conditions create a welfare gap between urban and rural regions. Haiti is among the world’s most vulnerable countries to natural disasters, including hurricanes, floods, and earthquakes, which affect more than 96% of the population. On August 14, 2021, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the southern region of Haiti, where approximately 1.6 million people reside. The epicenter was located roughly 12 km northeast of Saint-Louis-du-Sud, about 125 km west of the capital, Port-au-Prince.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099071923113542070/P176979056881f0070b0d1077e7d1d132c5
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/40086
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40086
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesGBV Country Profile
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subjectGENDER BASED VIOLENCE
dc.subjectVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INSTABILITY
dc.subjectFRAGILITY
dc.titleGender-Based Violence Country Profileen
dc.title.subtitleHaitien
dc.typeReport
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crossref.titleGender-Based Violence Country Profile: Haiti
okr.date.disclosure2023-07-25
okr.date.lastmodified2023-07-19T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Social Protection Study
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099071923113542070/P176979056881f0070b0d1077e7d1d132c5
okr.guid099071923113542070
okr.identifier.docmidP176979-56881f6b-9dcb-4b07-b0d1-77e7d1d132c5
okr.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1596/40086
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34119783
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34119783
okr.identifier.report184116
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okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099071923113542070/pdf/P176979056881f0070b0d1077e7d1d132c5.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryHaiti
okr.sectorSocial Protection
okr.themeFragility, Conflict and Violence,Gender,Human Development and Gender,Social Development and Protection,Conflict Prevention
okr.topicGender::Gender and Law
okr.topicLaw and Development::Law and Gender
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Social Protections & Assistance
okr.unitSocial LCR (SLCSO)
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