Haiti hunger crisis deepens as almost 6 million face acute food insecurity, new assessment says

Hard number: Haiti’s hunger crisis

Five years after President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated, the turmoil in Haiti – where gangs control large swaths of the country and continue to sow chaos – shows no signs of abating. The consequence is a burgeoning humanitarian crisis, with 1.4 million people displaced, and millions more facing food shortages. Officials fear the Iran war could make it worse: the Strait of Hormuz’s closure has cut energy and fertilizer supplies, thereby increas…

Rising oil prices threaten to intensify hunger in Haiti, report finds

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification said Thursday that more than 5.83 million Haitians are expected to face acute levels of hunger from March to June, representing more than half the country’s population. Meanwhile, nearly 1.9 million people are expected to face emergency levels of hunger.

Haiti hunger crisis deepens as almost 6 million face acute food insecurity

IPC report finds that soaring oil prices threaten to deepen hunger in Haiti

A new report states that the number of people facing high levels of hunger in Haiti is expected to drop slightly, although officials say the situation remains critical and that any small gains might soon be erased because of soaring oil prices linked to the war in Iran.

Haiti: High fuel, food prices pile new pressure on families

On April 2, Haiti’s government announced a 37% increase in the cost of diesel and a 29% increase in the cost of gasoline. With higher oil prices came a hike in the prices of essential food products