Haiti Seeks $674 Million for Its New Humanitarian Response Strategy

Estimated at 5.2 million in 2023, the number of Haitians in need of humanitarian assistance in 2024 has risen to 5.5 million. Authorities speak of 1.8 million people on the brink of famine. The situation is catastrophic. The government and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) have analyzed the needs to assist them, and according to the response plan presented, $674 million is needed to provide assistance to 3.6 million Haitians.

Jose Flecher
27 Feb 2024 — Lecture : 3 min.
Haiti Seeks $674 Million for Its New Humanitarian Response Strategy

Uue femme déplacée de Carrefour-Feuilles dans une tente
Photo : Lesly Dorcin

The entire humanitarian community gathered at the OCHA headquarters in Pétion-Ville on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, to launch the humanitarian response plan for 2024 in Haiti. Donors, government authorities, and civil society organizations all painted a rather bleak picture of the country's humanitarian reality. For the fifth consecutive year, they note, murders, kidnappings, and rapes committed by armed gangs have continued to rise.

The country has experienced the highest number of murders, kidnappings, lynchings, and se

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