Emergencies – Communities living in fear and on the brink of starvation as violence surges in Haiti, 19 March 2024

The ongoing gang violence in Haiti is having a devastating impact on women and girls as food insecurity reaches alarming levels, according to ActionAid. The UN estimates that over 4 million people are suffering from acute hunger with 1.4 million of these facing emergency levels of hunger and requiring urgent assistance to survive.

« Amid the dire situation, ActionAid Haiti has seen women and girls further pushed to the brink of survival both in rural and peri-urban communities where we work. Women and girls are particularly affected by the increase in food insecurity. We have received reports of people skipping meals, selling their possessions for food, and facing heightened risks of exploitation just to put food on the table. »

« Everywhere you go, there are desperate mothers who have nothing to feed their children. This cannot be our future. The world needs to act now to stop the violence and provide urgent humanitarian assistance, » said Country Director of ActionAid Haiti, Angeline Annesteus.

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