UNICEF Executive Director, Catherine Russell, said two-thirds of Haiti's children need aid, women and girls are being targeted with "extreme levels" of gender-based and sexual violence and 30-50% of armed groups have children in their ranks.

"The situation in Haiti is catastrophic, and it grows worse by the day," Russell told the United Nations Security Council. "Port-au-Prince is now almost completely sealed off because of air, sea and land blockades."

Haiti is preparing for the installation of a nine-member council to take over from Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who pledged to step down on March 11 while stranded outside the country and under pressure from the United States.

--Reuters--