UN Allocates $75 Million for Life-Saving Aid to 507,000 People in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE — The Haiti Humanitarian Fund (HHF) has allocated an additional US$75 million to address urgent needs caused by escalating violence, displacement and the disruption of essential services, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Announced on 12 October 2026, the allocation will support 10 projects in 28 priority communes in the Ouest, Centre and Artibonite departments, providing emergency assistance to 507,000 people. A portion of the funding goes directly to three consortia of Haitian national and local NGOs, including one led by a coalition with women in leadership at the center of the protection response. The funds will provide food, safe drinking water, health care and emergency shelter, along with protection for women and children, medical and psychosocial support for survivors of sexual violence, treatment for children with acute malnutrition, and assistance for people with disabilities. The allocation includes US$4.5 million for a rapid response mechanism. Humanitarian Coordinator Nicole Kouassi thanked the United States, which fully funded this allocation and a prior $125 million. OCHA says an estimated 6.4 million people need humanitarian aid, nearly 6 million face acute food insecurity, and violence has displaced almost 1.5 million. The 2026 response plan, seeking $880 million, is 49 per cent funded.