ROME-Despite the United Nations World Food Programme’s (WFP) expanded emergency response, the heightened violence, displacement, economic turmoil, and major disruptions to local food production, are causing starvation to millions in Haiti.

 The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) reports a record of 5.7 million people -more than half of the Haiti’s population- are projected to experience food insecurity (IPC Phase 3+) through June 2025.  Out of those, over two million are expected to face Emergency level hunger (IPC Phase 4), and 8,400 are expected to face the most critical level of food insecurity called Catastrophe (IPC Phase 5). This will lead to extreme malnutrition and starvation.

 Armed violence has caused a mass displacement, by forcing over one million people from their homes, and hunger as armed forces seek control of Haiti. In Port-au-Prince, displaced families are sheltered in overcrowded schools and public buildings.

 WFP and its partners have scaled up operations in Haiti, reaching more than 1.3 million people. More is still urgently needed.

 “Right now, we’re fighting to just hold the line on hunger,” said Wanja Kaaria, WFP Country Director in Haiti. “Without the immense efforts already underway, the situation would be far worse. To keep pace with the growing crisis, we call on the international community to provide urgent support - and above all, the country needs peace.”

 WFP is providing first-line emergency assistance and long-term support to those displaced. In 2025, the WFP supplied 740,000 hot meals to more than 112,000 of those displaced, as well as cash for food.

 WFP has also secured access to areas controlled by armed groups, delivering food to hard-to-reach communities in Croix-des-Bouquets, Cité Soleil, Lower Delmas, and La Saline.

 Meanwhile, the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS), managed by WFP, continues to serve as a vital lifeline for the humanitarian response, and ensures aid workers and supplies reach communities in need.

 WFP urgently needs US$53.7 million to continue its life-saving operations in Haiti over the next six months.

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