Overview
Haiti is regularly affected by natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes, landslides, and droughts. At least 4.4 million people in Haiti (about 40% of the population) were in need of humanitarian assistance as at March 2021; almost 49% of them are children. Food insecurity persists across the country, with approximately 4.1 million people in acute need of food assistance. This is caused by the combined effects of natural hazards and poor socioeconomic conditions. In November 2020, 69% of 11,600 households surveyed reported a decrease in their incomes as a result of the pandemic. During 2019–2020, four million children did not have access to education. Haiti experiences political and social turbulence because of gang violence, which has been on the rise since the second half of 2020. Since June 2021, approximately 18,100 people have been displaced by armed violence, and about 1.5 million have been affected by the inability to access basic services in Port-au-Prince during clashes between gangs. The assassination of President Jovenel Moïse on 7 July adds a new element of political instability to the current crisis, although the potential developments and consequences of the event are not yet clear. ?
INFORM measures Haiti's risk of humanitarian crisis and disaster for 2019 to be high at 6.5/10. Lack of Coping Capacity is of particular concern, at 7.4/10.?
Latest Developments
Clashes between armed gangs for territorial control have increased in Port-au-Prince since 24 April. At least 92 people with no connection to the gangs have been killed, with another 113 injured, many with gunshot wounds. Threats, forced recruitment, kidnapping, robbery, and sexual violence are reported, and 9,000 people have displaced to safer neighbourhoods or cities. Increased fighting has deteriorated access to healthcare, especially in the north of Port-au-Prince, where five medical centres are out of service, and two private hospitals have suspended operations following the abduction of a staff member. The rising cost of living has further restricted access to medical care. Medical staff have been confined to medical centres at times because of insecurity. Access restrictions have affected ambulance movement and movement of water tankers that provide drinking water. In neighbourhoods such as Brooklyn, civilians have been confined to their homes because of fighting, roadblocks, or targeting by armed gangs. ?
Key Figures
INFORM Global Crisis Severity Index
Crisis Severity: 4.2
Impact: 3.9
Humanitarian Conditions: 4.7
Complexity: 3.6
Access Constraints: 3
Information courtesy of ACAPS. https://www.acaps.org/
Projects
- Création d’un centre d’accompagnement Médico-psycho social pour les femmes et les filles victimes de violences dans les communes de Tabarre (Ouest) et de Jacmel (Sud Est)
- Opérationnalisation d’un mécanisme de plaintes, référencement des victimes et feedback pour les communautés en Haïti
- Renforcement des activités de prévention, de mitigation et de réponse aux Violences Basées sur le Genre durant les situations de catastrophes dans 8 départements à haut risque en Haïti
- Promotion du droit à la protection contre la violence dans le Sud et l’Artibonite
- Building Resilience of Communities through Promoting Security and Inclusive Development by Social Cohesion based on Women’s Capacity
- Création de réseaux communautaires de protection pour l’assistance aux victimes de violence pour les départements du : (Nord-Ouest, Nord-Est, Artibonite, Centre, Sud-Est, Nord, Ouest)
- Strengthening the protection referral mechanisms for vulnerable migrants at the border area between Haiti and the Dominican Republic
- Prise en charge des enfants non accompagnés et victimes de violence ou à risque d’être victimes et affectés par les situations humanitaires
- Renforcement de la résilience des familles et enfants affectés par le cyclone Matthew
- Renforcement des filets de protection familiaux et communautaires à Cité Soleil
- Integrating Women into Disaster Preparedness and Response (Fanm yo pare)
- Assistance Directe aux Familles et Enfants vulnérables dans le Sud et la Grand’Anse en vue de réduire le risque de séparation familiale et d’exploitations
Title | Type | Theme | Attachment |
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Haiti Camp Management Camp Coordination | Video | Site closure | |
CCCM Case Studies vol. 1 | Lessons Learned | Care/Maintanance, Coordination, Displacement, Participation, Site closure |
Title | Posted on |
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Haïti : Réunion de coordination CCCM - National | 16 May 2022 |
Haïti : Aperçu humanitaire, au 5 mai 2022 | 10 May 2022 |
Haïti : Mise à jour - Plan de réponse humanitaire, Cycle de… | 18 Apr 2022 |
Haiti: Rencontre DDPS / chefs d'agence / Responsables d'ONG - SUD | 03 Nov 2021 |
Haiti - Compte rendu de la réunion nationale de coordination du… | 07 Oct 2021 |
Title | Posted on |
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Haiti: Système d’alerte précoce pour les Déplacements - Zone… | 24 Jun 2022 |
WFP Haiti Country Brief, May 2022 | 24 Jun 2022 |
Haiti: Système d’alerte précoce pour les Déplacements - Zone métropolitaine… | 22 Jun 2022 |
Haiti: Conseil de sécurité: la Représentante spéciale en Haïti… | 17 Jun 2022 |
Amid Surging Gang Violence,… | 17 Jun 2022 |
12 Common Operating Datasets or CCCM-tagged datsets are on the Humanitarian Data Exchange:
- Haiti Displacement - [IDPs] - Site Assessment [IOM DTM] - International Organization for Migration (IOM) - [2010-01-15T00:00:00 TO 2022-03-31T23:59:59]
- Haiti: Humanitarian Needs Overview - Multiple Source (Humanitarian Partners) - [2018-01-01T00:00:00 TO 2022-12-31T23:59:59]
- Haiti - Subnational Administrative Boundaries - Centre National de l'Information Géo-Spatiale (CNIGS) - [2018-12-05T00:00:00 TO *]
- Haiti - Lakes - Centre National de l'Information Géo-Spatiale (CNIGS) - [2012-06-01T00:00:00 TO 2012-06-01T23:59:59]
- Haiti - Rivers - Centre National de l'Information Géo-Spatiale (CNIGS) - [2008-01-01T00:00:00 TO 2008-01-01T23:59:59]
- Haiti - Network Road - Centre National de l'Information Géo Spatiale ( CNIGS) - [2013-02-22T00:00:00 TO 2013-02-22T23:59:59]