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Executive Summary
WFP has been working in Haiti since 1969, providing humanitarian assistance during emergencies and supporting development through long-term solutions to end hunger and address undernutrition, while strengthening national social protection, education and food systems. To reach its goal of Zero Hunger, WFP implements flagship programmes such as home -grown school meals, and has supported the Government of Haiti through policy development and capacity building. All WFP programmes are implemented in partnership with the Government of Haiti.
In addition, WFP’s robust logistics and supply chain capacities, including the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service, enables the humanitarian community to reach people in need, sometimes in the most hard-to-reach areas.
Trends show a steady deterioration of the food security situation since 2016. The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) covering August 2023 to February 2024, highlights that 44 percent of the population in Haiti, or 4.35 million people, are acutely food insecure (IPC 3+), of which approximately 1.4 million are in Emergency phase (IPC 4).
In addition to the food security crisis in Haiti, there are more than 310,000 internally displaced people in the country due to armed group violence, 60 percent of which were displaced in 2023. Haiti is also exposed to natural hazards, which are worsened by climate change, such as flooding, landslides and droughts.
WFP, in partnership with the government, is implementing its new Country Strategic Plan 2024-2028 (CSP) with a budget of USD 1.5 billion, approved in late 2023. In the initial year, 50% of beneficiaries will participate in programs promoting resilience and Haiti's development. This percentage will grow over time as beneficiaries shift from emergency assistance to long-term initiatives.
In 2023, WFP supported 2 million people in Haiti, with 1 million hot meals, 9,000 mt of food and USD 80 million of cash-based transfers, a record for WFP in the Latin America and the Caribbean region. WFP also bought USD 8.4 million worth of locally produced food from smallholder farmers, which aligns with the government’s policy and WFP’s new CSP.
The country office’s goal is to reach 2.25 million people in 2024, and needs USD 104.1 million to be able to implement its operations in the next 6 months (February – July 2024).