WFP Warns Haiti's Acute Hunger Set to Hit Record 6.35 Million
New IPC analysis projects more than half a million additional people acutely food insecure as violence, displacement and El Niño drive a deepening crisis.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says its earlier warnings about Haiti's fragile food security are becoming reality, with acute hunger on track to reach record levels. According to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis cited by WFP, 6.35 million people are likely to be acutely food insecure from March through June 2027, an increase of more than half a million compared with the same period in 2026. Almost two million within that group are expected to face Emergency (IPC 4) levels of hunger. WFP attributes the deterioration to violence, economic instability, poor agricultural performance, displacement and the growing impact of El Niño. More than 1.5 million Haitians have been forced to flee their homes, leaving displaced families unable to work or grow food and often living in overcrowded conditions. "Our teams are witnessing increasing levels of desperation as violence continues to displace families," said Lauren Landis, WFP Country Director in Haiti. Several rural areas are projected to deteriorate from Crisis (IPC 3) to Emergency (IPC 4). WFP says it has supported 2.6 million Haitians this year alongside the government and urgently requires USD 78 million to sustain operations through March. The agency is urging the international community to step up.