Haiti faces severe hunger crisis affecting six million people

Nearly six million people in Haiti are experiencing severe hunger, with almost two million facing emergency conditions, according to a report from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification. The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization noted that the 5.94 million people facing high levels of acute food insecurity represent one of the highest levels in the world.

The crisis is driven by a combination of surging gang violence, mass displacement, high food and fuel prices, and the extreme El Niño weather phenomenon. Gang activity has forced farmers from their lands and blocked major roads leading to Port-au-Prince, preventing essential goods from reaching various regions.

Projections suggest that the number of people experiencing severe hunger could rise to 6.35 million—more than half of the nation's population—by mid-2027. Maxime Ngalula, Action Against Hunger’s country director for Haiti, described the current figures as “really, really alarming in comparison with other years.”