Overview

• An IPC assessment finds 5.7 million Haitians facing high food insecurity now, including 1.9 million at emergency levels of need.
• The analysis projects nearly six million people could face acute hunger by mid-2026, with conditions expected to worsen during the March–June lean season.
• Six consecutive years of economic recession and the expansion of armed groups are driving the crisis, with an estimated 90% of Port-au-Prince under gang control.
• Farmers report extortion and forced sharing of harvests, main roads are blocked, displacement has surged to roughly 1.3 million, and overcrowded sites face heightened disease and protection risks.
• Haiti’s transitional authorities announced a Food and Nutrition Security Office to coordinate relief, as IPC and aid groups urge emergency assistance and expanded social protection despite severe access constraints.