More than half of the population in Haiti continues to struggle with severe food insecurity, with 5.8 million people—around 52 percent—facing crisis levels or worse. Among them, over 1.8 million are experiencing emergency conditions, meaning they are exhausting their last resources and cannot meet even basic food needs.
The update, released by the World Food Programme (WFP), highlights both the scale of the crisis and the urgent need for sustained support. The agency is currently assisting 2.7 million people through emergency food aid, school meals, social protection programmes, and support for smallholder farmers. However, rising fuel prices and increasing food costs threaten to reverse recent improvements, pushing already vulnerable families deeper into hardship.
Haiti’s food crisis has been worsening for nearly a decade, driven by a combination of armed violence, political instability, economic challenges, and vulnerability to extreme weather events such as Hurricane Melissa 2025. These overlapping crises have left millions unable to secure consistent access to food, undermining both livelihoods and long-term stability.
The WFP has called for stronger international support and funding to address both immediate needs and long-term resilience. It requires $332 million to sustain operations over the next year and aims to continue reaching millions with life-saving assistance. However, the broader humanitarian response plan for Haiti remains significantly underfunded, limiting the scale of interventions.
At the same time, violence continues to displace communities across the country. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), recent armed attacks in the South-East department forced more than 1,300 people to flee the municipality of Marigot. This marks the first major displacement of this kind in the region, which had previously served as a refuge for those escaping violence elsewhere.
Nationwide, conflict has displaced over 1.4 million people, with approximately 300,000 living in overcrowded and unsanitary temporary shelters in the capital, Port-au-Prince. As hunger and displacement intensify, humanitarian agencies warn that addressing food insecurity is essential not only for survival but also for restoring stability in Haiti.
