UN Allocates US$75 Million in Aid for 507,000 People in Haiti
The Haiti Humanitarian Fund will back 10 projects across 28 priority communes amid escalating violence and displacement.
PORT-AU-PRINCE — The United Nations has allocated an additional US$75 million to provide emergency assistance to 507,000 people in Haiti amid escalating violence, displacement and disruptions to essential services, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
The Haiti Humanitarian Fund (HHF) allocation, announced Monday, Oct. 12, will support 10 projects across 28 priority communes in the Ouest, Centre and Artibonite departments. The funding will provide food, safe drinking water, health care and emergency shelter, as well as protection for women and children at risk of abuse and exploitation, medical and psychosocial care 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. A portion will go directly to three consortia of Haitian national and local NGOs operating on front lines where armed violence restricts access. One consortium is led by a coalition placing women in leadership of the protection response.
"By putting national and local partners at the center of this response, we are building a more sustainable humanitarian architecture for Haiti," said Nicole Kouassi, UN humanitarian coordinator in Haiti. The latest allocation follows US$125 million in March and US$75 million from the United States in September. An estimated 6.4 million people in Haiti require assistance, OCHA said.