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WFP in Haiti | Information Booklet: An overview of WFP Haiti’s activities, achievements and targets (November 2024)

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Executive Summary

WFP has been working in Haiti since 1969, providing humanitarian assistance during emergencies and implementing long-term solutions to end hunger and address undernutrition, while strengthening national social protection, education, and food systems. To reach the 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, enable the humanitarian community to reach people in need, often in the most hard-to-reach areas.

The latest IPC analysis (September 2024 – February 2025) reveals that 5.4 million people in Haiti, or half of the population, are acutely food insecure (IPC3+), compared to 4.9 million people in the previous analysis, marking the worst figures since the 2010 earthquake. Of these, 2 million are in the emergency phase (IPC 4), a 42% increase from August 2023, with 15 regions classified as IPC 4, up from five a year ago. Additionally, 6,000 people in Internal Displaced Persons (IDP) sites are facing catastrophic food insecurity (IPC 5), the first occurrence since September 2022 and only the second in the region’s history.

In addition to the food security crisis, over 700,000 people are internally displaced due to armed group violence as of September 2024, more than a threefold increase compared to August 2023. Of these, 173,000 are located in Port-au-Prince with the majority of them (63%) residing in sites. Haiti is also exposed to natural hazards, 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 with an overall budget of USD 1.5 billion, approved in late 2023. In the first year, 50% of planned programmes are slated to promote resilience and Haiti's development. This percentage will grow over time as beneficiaries shift from emergency assistance to long-term initiatives.

In parallel, despite the formation of a new government and the arrival of the non-UN multinational security support mission first troops in June 2024, the security situation in Haiti remains volatile. The country continues to deal with the aftermath of the March-June crisis, during which armed groups attacked key infrastructure—hospitals, schools, and blockaded the airport, seaport, and critical roadways in Port-au-Prince. WFP continues scaling up operations, ensuring access through local partnerships and decentralizing its supply chain with local procurement.

As of November 2024, WFP supported 1.55 million people across its programmes in Haiti, including through the distribution of 2.2 million hot meals, USD 36.7 million in cash-based transfers, and 9,121 metric tons (MT) of food. WFP also bought USD 11.3 million worth of locally produced food from smallholder farmers, which aligns with the government’s policy and WFP’s new CSP.

The country office aims to reach 2.35 million people in 2024 and needs USD 186.8 million to implement its operations in the next 12 months (November 2024 – October 2025).