Haiti has reached a grim milestone with 5.7 million people - half the population - now facing acute hunger. This includes over 2 million people facing “emergency” levels of hunger.

Around 8,400 internally displaced people face catastrophic levels of food insecurity, where people experience an extreme lack of food, severe acute malnutrition and risk of starvation.

Growing armed violence has driven massive displacement and increased hunger as armed groups seek to expand their control, forcing over 1 million people from their homes. 

In Port-au-Prince, displaced families are sheltering in schools and public buildings, enduring overcrowded and unsanitary conditions with limited access to clean water, food and healthcare.

The World Food Programme (WFP) and partners have significantly scaled up operations in Haiti, reaching more than 1.3 million people to date in 2025. This includes 1 million people reached in March, a record number in one month.

More support is urgently needed. However, humanitarian organizations continue to face challenges in accessing communities living in areas controlled by armed groups. World leaders must prioritize humanitarian assistance alongside security measures.

WFP urgently requires US$53.7 million up to September 2025.

What the World Food Programme is doing to respond to the Haiti emergency

Emergency assistance
WFP is providing first-line emergency assistance as well as long-term support, to internally displaced people. So far in 2025, WFP has supplied 740,000 hot meals to more than 112,000 recently displaced people, as well as cash for food and support to prevent malnutrition among children. WFP has also secured unprecedented access to areas controlled by armed groups, delivering lifesaving food to hard-to-reach communities in Croix-des-Bouquets, Cité Soleil, Lower Delmas and La Saline.
Emergency preparedness
WFP supports the Government with emergency food assistance, logistics and emergency telecommunications. By pre-positioning essential supplies across the country, WFP can rapidly respond to sudden-onset disasters and crises, addressing the most urgent needs, while planning additional assistance for the weeks that follow. When fully stocked, WFP reserves can provide unconditional food assistance – including rice, beans and oil – to up to 300,000 people for one month. Additionally, WFP employs a multifaceted approach to shock response. This includes developing a national social registry, facilitating digitized cash transfers and establishing an early-warning system. In collaboration with the Directorate of Civil Protection, WFP has implemented a system to deliver prompt SMS storm warnings and anticipatory cash transfers – helping vulnerable populations better prepare for and mitigate the effect of climate shocks.
Logistics
The United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) provides a vital lifeline to the wider humanitarian community through passenger and light cargo services, allowing aid workers to reach those most in need right across the country. UNHAS resumed flights in November 2024, after a temporary interruption following incidents in which three commercial airliners were hit by gunfire at or near Port-au-Prince international airport.
Resilience building
WFP is committed to providing longer-term as well as emergency assistance, aimed at strengthening the resilience of vulnerable people through asset creation and livelihood programmes. This includes projects focused on building or restoring community assets such as rural roads and canals, among others, while providing cash transfers in exchange for their work. These initiatives not only provide much-needed assets, but also contribute to strengthening community cohesion via inclusive participative capacity-building processes.

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