Haiti

Haiti is the poorest country in the Latin America and the Caribbean region and among the poorest in the world. 

Hunger is tightening its grip as insecurity, violence and deepening economic woes combine with climate-related shocks and other disasters.  

The number of food-insecure people has more than tripled since 2016. A total 5.7 million Haitians – half the population – do not have enough to eat. Over 2 million of these are facing emergency levels of food insecurity.

The number of internally displaced people has risen to more than 1 million – more than a threefold increase compared to August 2023 - following clashes between armed groups.

In addition, nearly 277,000 children are suffering from acute malnutrition, and 125,000 are severely malnourished.

Consumer prices for major food products are 30 to 77 percent higher than in the Latin America and Caribbean region as a whole. Farmers are also unable to sell their produce due to the blocking of various roads linking the metropolitan area to the regions. 

People are also suffering from the effects of various climate shocks. On the 2021 Climate Risk Index, Haiti is third among the countries most affected by extreme weather events from 2000 to 2019. 

WFP responds to emergencies while working with the Government to build sustainable systems to address the root causes of food insecurity and promote resilience.