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UN’s 2025 Haiti Response Plan Secures Just 9.2% of Target

Underfunding has crippled aid delivery, leaving civilians exposed to surging gang violence.

A man holds up placards as he yells toward a patrol car during a protest against gang-related violence and to demand the resignation of Haiti's transitional presidential council, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, May 15, 2025. REUTERS/Jean Feguens Regala/File Photo

Overview

  • The UN’s 2025 Haiti appeal has drawn only 9.2% of its roughly $900 million goal, making it the lowest-funded emergency plan worldwide.
  • Armed gangs have killed over 3,100 people this year and displaced about 1.3 million Haitians, driving more than half the population into food insecurity.
  • A Kenya-led, UN-backed security force remains only partially deployed and has achieved minimal gains in reclaiming territory from gangs.
  • NGOs report cutting back services as road blockades and violence hamper the delivery of food, medicine and other vital aid.
  • UN officials are calling for measures to halt arms shipments—largely traced to Florida—and impose sanctions on financial networks supporting the gangs.