News Monitor
Latest data reveals 1,041,000 people, many displaced multiple times, are struggling amid an intensifying crisis. Children bear the greatest burden of displacement, making up over half of the numbers.
UN human rights chief calls for the full implementation of the Security Council's sanctions regime and the arms embargo to prevent the supply of firearms and ammunition to the country.
The surge in violence has adversely affected poor householdsâ income sources, disrupted market functioning and supply, and impeded food assistance distribution.
The documented crimes at Wharf Jérémie occur in an alarming context of violence and human rights violations in Haiti, involving criminal gangs, self-defense groups, and unorganized members of the population.
More than 50,000 Haitians have been displaced in the past two weeks alone due to insecurity related to armed groups, while across the country, 5.4 million people are facing acute hunger.
The unprecedented spike, registered between the second quarters of 2023 and 2024, points to a worsening protection crisis for children. Up to half of all members in armed groups are children.
The WFP-run UNHAS provides vital passenger and light-cargo transport within Haiti for the entire humanitarian community including local and international NGOs and UN entities.
Heavy rains in Sud department have caused severe flooding, affecting more than 3,500 families. Humanitarian partners are mobilizing to provide food, hygiene kits, school kits, and WASH supplies.
The recent trends in Haiti concerning sexual violence against children, particularly girls, are deeply alarming with a more than 1000% increase in 2024 compared to 2023 according to UN figures.