Hunger in Haiti Projected to Reach Record Levels, WFP Warns
A new IPC analysis projects 6.35 million people will face acute food insecurity between March and June 2027, as the UN agency appeals for international support.
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Acute hunger in Haiti continues to worsen and is projected to reach record levels, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said, warning that fragile gains in food security are being eroded by violence, economic instability, poor agricultural performance, displacement and the growing impact of El Niño.
According to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis cited by WFP, 6.35 million people are expected to face acute food insecurity between March and June 2027, an increase of more than half a million compared with the same period in 2026. Nearly two million are projected to be in IPC Phase 4 (emergency), a level marked by severe food shortages. The agency said several rural areas are expected to deteriorate from crisis (Phase 3) to emergency (Phase 4).
More than 1.5 million Haitians have been forced to flee their homes, WFP said, with those in areas controlled by armed groups and in displacement sites among the most vulnerable. "Our teams are seeing growing distress as violence continues to force families to flee their homes," said Lauren Landis, WFP Country Director in Haiti.
Since the start of the year, WFP has assisted 2.6 million people alongside the Haitian government through emergency food aid, cash transfers, school meals and malnutrition prevention. The agency said it urgently needs US$78 million to sustain operations through March.