PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The United Nations has launched a “Humanitarian Needs and Response” for Haiti, as the country continues to deal with a socio-economic and security situation.
Nicole KouassiThe UN Humanitarian Coordinator, Nicole Kouassi, said that the Plan seeks US$880 million to support 4.2 million vulnerable Haitians out of 6.4 million people who need aid and are bearing the brunt of violence at the hands of armed groups.
The Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) said that internal displacement triggered by armed violence has doubled in a year and that in September this year, nearly 1.4 million people were internally displaced, representing 12 per cent of Haiti’s total population.
It said widespread insecurity in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince and its gradual spread to regional zones have caused displacement, stifled Haiti’s economy and limited people’s access to food.
An estimated 5.7 million people, which is half of Haiti’s population, are currently going hungry every day with the UN warning that the number is expected to increase to 5.9 million during the lean season that runs from March to June.
The impact of armed violence on women and girls has been devastating. The UN said that its partners have recorded an average of 27 new cases of gender-based violence per day between January and September 2025. More than half of those are cases of sexual violence. Worse still, collective rapes account for two thirds of reported cases of sexual violence.
Kouassi said that despite the immense scale of the needs, the US$908 million Haiti humanitarian appeal for this year is only 23 per cent funded, with US$206 million mobilised.
She has renewed her call for substantial, and sustained international support.
