254,000 children facing starvation

United Nations agencies report an estimated 254,000 children aged 6 to 59 months will suffer acute malnutrition in Haiti. About 94,000 already have severe acute malnutrition, the deadliest form.

“254,000 children aged 6 to 59 months are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition”

Gangs weaponize hunger as control

Criminal gangs deliberately block food trucks, loot markets, and prevent humanitarian aid from reaching Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas. This is not accidental scarcity but organized starvation.

“The mechanism by which organized crime creates famine is surgical and ruthless”

1.5 million people displaced by violence

Gang violence has forced nearly 1.5 million Haitians from their homes, half of them children. Families flee repeatedly to overcrowded shelters lacking sanitation and basic services.

Hospitals collapse under siege

Doctors Without Borders suspended operations at Cité Soleil hospital's maternity ward due to insecurity. Remaining hospitals lack fuel and therapeutic milk to treat malnourished children.

Cholera spreads in weakened bodies

Cholera is resurging in Haiti's malnourished population with no access to clean water. The disease, normally treatable, becomes fatal in bodies weakened by hunger.

World must restore rule of law

Haiti's crisis demands more than money. The international community must help restore law and order and create safe corridors for food distribution before an entire generation is lost.

“A cry for help rising from Haiti is not merely a request for financial resources”