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Current Requirements (US$)$908.2 million
Crisis overview
Haiti faces intense armed violence that disrupts daily life for millions, taking a severe toll on vulnerable people, particularly women and girls. Armed groups continue to launch indiscriminate attacks on civilians in the Ouest department, including the Metropolitan Area of Port-au-Prince (ZMPP) and the Artibonite department, causing death and widespread displacement. Across the country, nearly 703,000 people are now displaced–54 per cent of them women—an increase of 22 per cent since June. Desperately seeking safety, almost half of the displaced have moved to the Grand Sud, a relatively peaceful area, where host communities are feeling increased strain on social services.
Protection risks have multiplied. In the first half of 2024, OHCHR reported at least 3,661 people killed in Haiti—a sharp rise in violence from previous periods. Between January and July 2024, 4,487 cases of gender-based violence (GBV) were reported, up 40 per cent from the same period in 2023. Much of this violence has concentrated in the West Department (including the ZMPP) and the Artibonite department.
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Displaced families seek refuge in the abandoned Rex Medina theater downtown.
Giles ClarkeFood insecurity has deteriorated with 48 per cent of people in need of food assistance, up from 44 per cent in 2023. Approximately 6,000 people in the ZMPP face famine-like conditions, a situation not seen since 2022. Escalating violence by armed groups limits food supplies, raises transport costs and disrupts livelihoods, further eroding household purchasing power and access to essentials in some areas.
Access to basic social services has further declined. As of September, nearly 350,000 school-age children were displaced, with 160,000 of them affected by school closures in the Ouest and Artibonite departments. Nearly 1,000 schools have closed since mid-January due to insecurity. Only 24 per cent of health facilities are operational in the ZMPP, with the State University Hospital, Haiti’s largest public hospital, closed since March. Health centres in the Grand Sud struggle to meet increased demand from displaced people.
Forced repatriation of Haitians continues. From January to October, over 150,000 people were expelled from neighbouring countries. A new policy from the Dominican Republic, effective 2 October, now mandates weekly forced repatriation of 10,000 illegal migrants, accelerating this trend.
Ounaminthe, Haiti
At a border shelter, a World Food Programme worker distributes food parcels to over 400 Haitians deported from the Dominican Republic earlier that day. Since March, the Dominican Republic authorities have ramped up deportations, sending back people who either fled violence or worked in menial jobs for years.
Giles ClarkeResponse priorities in 2025
Haiti´s deep-rooted vulnerabilities stem from decades of under-investment in social services and chronic political instability, fueling armed violence and the near collapse of basic services. The Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP) boundaries were set by assessing acute needs linked to armed violence, forced displacement, epidemics and disasters. Populations targeted have borne the greatest impact of these shocks, and include internally displaced persons (IDPs), host communities, people in areas controlled or influenced by armed groups, deported migrants, those in cholera and other epidemic hotspots, and those living in regions exposed to natural disasters.
Priority activities include providing food assistance to 3.4 million people, combining emergency and resilience-building efforts to prevent, mitigate and strengthen the capacity of vulnerable populations and offer sustainable solutions to prolonged food insecurity. The nutrition response will engage public and faith-based health institutions, as well as promote localization efforts, with community health workers (ASCP) and national NGOs detecting malnutrition, managing referrals, and promoting good household nutritional practices. Mobile clinics will operate in isolated or difficult-to-access areas, especially where displacement is high.
Solino, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Malnutrition specialists from OCCED'H, a local partner of UNICEF, screen women, and children in one of Port-au-Prince’s most violent neighbourhoods. With street battles raging, access to baby food and natal healthcare is scarce and dangerous.
Giles ClarkeSupport for survivors of sexual violence will include strengthening medical care and clinical management and temporary shelter access. Protection risk monitoring and reporting will continue, and grassroots community organizations will receive support to strengthen community protection and violence prevention. For children unable to attend school due to displacement or attacks on schools, efforts will prioritize restoring access to education.
The response will be specific to each context and sensitive to social tensions so as not to expose affected people to further risk. Displacement dynamics in ZMPP, where 63 per cent of displaced people live in sites, differ from other departments where most people stay with host families. A multisectoral approach will be taken in displacement sites as well as host families to maintain social cohesion and alleviate the burden on host communities.
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
A displaced woman shelters in a tent at the St Vincent School, now a site for mass displacement.
Giles ClarkeFinancial requirements
Financial requirements stand at US$906 million, marking a 33 per cent increase from 2023. Every humanitarian indicator has worsened: half a million more people are displaced, the number of food insecure people has surged by 25 per cent, and every region analyzed faces either a Crisis (IPC 3) or Emergency (IPC 4) level situation. In IDP camps, 5 per cent of households are in IPC 5, the highest level of food insecurity. Displacement has sharply increased protection risks for women and children, including rampant GBV and enrolment into armed groups, particularly for children unable to go to school. Host families, increasingly the last resort option for people fleeing their homes, also need support as they struggle with limited resources and scant basic services.
Haiti
2024 in review: Response highlights and consequences of inaction
Response highlights
From January to July 2024, 1.9 million Haitians–42.5 per cent of the target population—received at least one form of humanitarian assistance.
Food security
Food security actors reached about 1.2 million people—48.4 per cent of the 2.5 million people targeted—through emergency food assistance, or cash transfer.
Shelter and NFIs
Nearly 100,000 people received emergency shelter kits and non-food items in 72 across sites.
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
WASH partners provided millions of liters of water to 72,000 people, while cleaning and dredging efforts in Cité Soleil helped prevent flooding.
Health
Mobile clinics regularly visited 33 IDP sites, and humanitarian support to three hospitals in ZMPP increased their operational capacity. A focused cholera response significantly reduced suspected cases during the second quarter.
Consequences of inaction
Chronic underfunding, escalating multisectoral needs and exposure to shocks risk deepening vulnerabilities. Immediate international funding is crucial. Without additional resources:
Food insecurity
Food insecurity affecting 5.5 million people will worsen, pushing 2 million people already struggling to survive into famine.
Protection
Conditions in 117 displacement sites will deteriorate, heightening protection risks—particularly GBV—for women.
Child protection
A generation of out-of-school children risks forced recruitment, particularly the 500,000 living in areas controlled by armed groups.