FAO emergencies and resilience

Haiti

Currently, over half of Haiti’s population is facing acute hunger. For years, natural hazards and political turmoil have taken a toll on Haitians who were already in need of humanitarian assistance in both rural and urban areas. Rising food and fuel prices has led to growing civil unrest that has plunged Haiti into chaos, paralysing economic activities and transport. The basic food basket is out of reach for many Haitians. The situation is further exacerbated by the recent escalating violence and increased internal displacement which is likely to push more people to the brink of survival. It is crucial to help Haitians produce better, more nutritious food to safeguard their livelihoods and strengthen their resilience, especially in the context of a worsening food crisis.

Highlights
News
Bracing for El Niño: FAO and WFP launch joint appeal to protect 8.8 million people from extreme weather events
18/06/2026

Scaling up early action in 22 high-risk countries will help safeguard lives, livelihoods and food security

News
New FAO-WFP report warns worsening hunger puts 13 hotspots at significant risk
17/06/2026

Sudan, South Sudan, Yemen and Palestine remain hotspots of highest concern, with Nigeria and Somalia joining the list as acute hunger risks deteriorate...

 
 
Key documents
06/2026

Developing strong El Niño conditions are set to intensify droughts and floods across Africa, Asia and the Pacific and Latin America and the Caribbean, putting millions of food‑insecure people at risk through 2027.

06/2026

In the current edition of a regular joint bi-yearly report, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warn that acute food insecurity is likely to worsen across 13 countries and territories identified as hotspots between June and November 2026, prompting an early warning for urgent humanitarian action in these identified hunger hotspots.

04/2026

The European Union funded the FAO project entitled ‘Post‑Earthquake Recovery 2021: resilient agriculture and sustainable school feeding in the Grand’Anse department’ for an amount of EUR 10 million.

 
 
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