- © OCHA - A young boy at a site supported by the International Organization for Migration in Port-au-Price, Haiti. Children make up more than of the country's internally displaced population.
HAITI: Nearly half of country’s population still facing food gaps due to armed violence, climate shocks, economic contraction
The food security situation in Haiti remains critical with over 5.83 million people (52 percent of the analysed population) experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above) between March and June 2026. This includes nearly 1.9 million people in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency) who are facing large food gaps and high levels of acute malnutrition. Although the situation represents a marginal improvement compared to the previous analysis from September 2025 - when around 5.91 million people were facing high levels of acute food insecurity - these localised improvements do not have much impact on the overall trend of acute food insecurity in Haiti. The crisis continues to be fuelled by ongoing armed violence and its disruption of the economy, transportation of goods, and people's ability to move freely. Haiti, which is already facing an economic crisis, has also been directly impacted by the conflict in the Middle East and the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz due to rising prices of fuel, food, and transportation costs. The situation is further exacerbated by the impacts of Hurricane Melissa which hit the south of the country in October 2025, causing torrential rain, flooding, landslides and destruction in the greater south, west and south-east regions
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