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1.7 million disaster displacements

22/09/2026 Go to Evidence

1.7 million new internal displacements caused by disasters were recorded in 2024 in Brazil, Cuba, Colombia, Haiti and Ecuador alone, according to the 2025 Global Report on Internal Displacement cited by the source.

Paz Cardona (2026)

Paz Cardona, A. (2026, 22 de septiembre). Comunidades latinoamericanas se apropian de los datos científicos para sobrevivir a la crisis climática. Agencia Ocote. https://www.agenciaocote.com/blog/2026/09/22/datos-climaticos-comunitarios-sobrevivir-crisis-climatica/

29 municipalities face serious malnutrition

17/09/2026 Go to Evidence

29 of Haiti's 140 municipalities are projected to reach IPC acute malnutrition phase 3, Serious, between December 2026 and May 2027; Cité Soleil and Cabaret are expected to reach phase 4, Critical.

Programa Mundial de Alimentos (2026)

World Food Programme. (2026, September 17). Over a quarter of a million children facing acute malnutrition in Haiti amid ongoing violence. https://www.wfp.org/news/over-quarter-million-children-facing-acute-malnutrition-haiti-amid-ongoing-violence

25,750 women need nutritional support

17/09/2026 Go to Evidence

25,750 pregnant and breastfeeding women are expected to require nutritional support in Haiti amid the acute malnutrition crisis projected between June 2026 and May 2027.

Programa Mundial de Alimentos (2026)

World Food Programme. (2026, September 17). Over a quarter of a million children facing acute malnutrition in Haiti amid ongoing violence. https://www.wfp.org/news/over-quarter-million-children-facing-acute-malnutrition-haiti-amid-ongoing-violence

253,725 children face acute malnutrition

17/09/2026 Go to Evidence

253,725 children aged 6 to 59 months are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition in Haiti between June 2026 and May 2027, including 93,873 severe and 159,852 moderate cases.

Programa Mundial de Alimentos (2026)

World Food Programme. (2026, September 17). Over a quarter of a million children facing acute malnutrition in Haiti amid ongoing violence. https://www.wfp.org/news/over-quarter-million-children-facing-acute-malnutrition-haiti-amid-ongoing-violence

Food prices nearly 90% above average

Nearly 90% above the five-year average is the level at which staple food prices remain in Haiti. Although inflation slowed slightly and some fuel prices declined, insecurity along major road corridors continues to raise logistics and marketing costs and constrain very poor households' economic access to food.

FEWS NET (2026)

FEWS NET. (2026). Haiti Key Message Update July 2026–January 2027: Conflict and elevated prices continue to restrict access to food in Haïti. https://fews.net/latin-america-and-caribbean/haiti/key-message-update/july-2026

Crisis food insecurity remains widespread

From July 2026 to January 2027, FEWS NET projects widespread Crisis, IPC Phase 3, outcomes across Haiti, while some households will continue to face Emergency, IPC Phase 4, outcomes in the worst-affected areas. The most severe conditions are expected at internally displaced person sites in the Port-au-Prince Metropolitan Area, Lower Artibonite, and some communes of Centre and Nord-Ouest.

FEWS NET (2026)

FEWS NET. (2026). Haiti Key Message Update July 2026–January 2027: Conflict and elevated prices continue to restrict access to food in Haïti. https://fews.net/latin-america-and-caribbean/haiti/key-message-update/july-2026

Violence displaced 5,840 people

Approximately 5,840 people from 1,836 households were displaced by the expansion of armed groups into Kenscoff in early July 2026; 86% are being hosted by host families. Insecurity in this horticultural area is limiting access to agricultural land, reducing planted area, disrupting harvests, and constraining fresh produce supplies to Port-au-Prince.

FEWS NET (2026)

FEWS NET. (2026). Haiti Key Message Update July 2026–January 2027: Conflict and elevated prices continue to restrict access to food in Haïti. https://fews.net/latin-america-and-caribbean/haiti/key-message-update/july-2026

Haiti: Poverty and Inflation Cut Food Access

02/04/2026 Go to Evidence

Nearly 40% of Haitians survive on less than $2.15 daily, and experts warn the fuel hike will force 'impossible tradeoffs' regarding basic services and food access for already struggling families.

(The Republic, 2026)

The Republic. (2026). Haitians cut back on already scarce food and ask how they'll survive rising fuel prices. https://www.therepublic.com/2026/04/12/haitians-cut-back-on-already-scarce-food-and-ask-how-theyll-survive-rising-fuel-prices/

Haiti: Gang Violence Limits WFP Food Delivery

02/04/2026 Go to Evidence

60,000 people in Haiti's central region are without access to WFP food assistance due to gang violence. 1.4 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) are at risk of food insecurity.

(The Republic, 2026)

The Republic. (2026, abril 2). Haitians cut back on already scarce food and ask how they'll survive rising fuel prices. https://www.therepublic.com/2026/04/12/haitians-cut-back-on-already-scarce-food-and-ask-how-theyll-survive-rising-fuel-prices/