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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 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 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
266 million people in 47 countries and territories faced high levels of acute food insecurity in 2025, equivalent to 22.9% of the analyzed population.
FAO, WFP y GNAFC (2026)
FAO, WFP, & GNAFC. (2026). 2026 Global Report on Food Crises: Joint analysis for better decisions. Rome: FAO & WFP. https://www.wfp.org/publications/global-report-food-crises-grfc
Building towards the goal of zero hunger, the food and agriculture sector must be considered when designing nutritional interventions (Duncan et al., 2022).
Construyendo hacia el objetivo de hambre cero, el sector alimentario y agrícola debe ser considerado al diseñar intervenciones nutricionales (Duncan et al., 2022).
Duncan, E., Ashton, L., Abdulai, A. R., Sawadogo-Lewis, T., King, S. E., Fraser, E. D. G., Vosti, S., Haines, J., Knight, F., & Roberton, T. (2022). Connecting the food and agriculture sector to nutrition interventions for improved health outcomes. Food Security, 14, 657-675. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-022-01262-3
CARE
Nutritional outcomes and agriculture are linked in six important ways: as a source of food, as a source of income, through food prices, women's empowerment, women's time use, and women's health and nutritional status (Duncan et al., 2022).
Los resultados nutricionales y la agricultura están vinculados de 6 maneras importantes: como fuente de alimentos, como fuente de ingresos, a través de precios de alimentos, empoderamiento de mujeres, utilización del tiempo de las mujeres, y salud y estado nutricional de las mujeres (Duncan et al., 2022).
uncan, E., Ashton, L., Abdulai, A. R., Sawadogo-Lewis, T., King, S. E., Fraser, E. D. G., Vosti, S., Haines, J., Knight, F., & Roberton, T. (2022). Connecting the food and agriculture sector to nutrition interventions for improved health outcomes. Food Security, 14, 657-675. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-022-01262-3
The problem of malnutrition is multi-faceted and requires action through a multisectoral approach that includes healthcare, education, water and sanitation, social protection, and food and agriculture (Duncan et al., 2022).
El problema de la malnutrición es multifacético y requiere acción a través de un enfoque multisectorial que incluye atención médica, educación, agua y saneamiento, protección social, y alimentación y agricultura (Duncan et al., 2022).
S. E., Fraser, E. D. G., Vosti, S., Haines, J., Knight, F., & Roberton, T. (2022). Connecting the food and agriculture sector to nutrition interventions for improved health outcomes. Food Security, 14, 657-675. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-022-01262-3
6 countries receive technical assistance from HarvestPlus for biofortification programs in Latin America and the Caribbean: Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala, Haiti, Nicaragua and Panama (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
6 países reciben asistencia técnica de HarvestPlus para programas de biofortificación en América Latina y el Caribe: Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala, Haití, Nicaragua y Panamá (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
Bouis, H.E., & Saltzman, A. (2017). Improving nutrition through biofortification: A review of evidence from HarvestPlus, 2003 through 2016. Global Food Security, 12, 49-58.
20 million people in farm households in developing countries are growing and consuming biofortified crops according to HarvestPlus (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
20 millones de personas en hogares agrícolas de países en desarrollo están cultivando y consumiendo cultivos biofortificados según HarvestPlus (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
Bouis, H.E., & Saltzman, A. (2017). Improving nutrition through biofortification: A review of evidence from HarvestPlus, 2003 through 2016. Global Food Security, 12, 49-58.
