four persons walking along the sidewalk, coming out of a cloud of smoke

According to a recent report by the BINUH, the first quarter of 2024 was the most violent recorded in Haiti since the beginning of 2022. OCHA/Giles Clarke

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Haiti Emergency (OCHA)

This report is produced by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Haiti in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the humanitarian situation in Port-au-Prince following the violence that broke out on 29 February. The current report covers the period from 9 to 16 May 2024.

Highlights

  • Rampant violence continues in several districts of Port- au-Prince, where coordinated attacks are affecting thousands of people. On 10 May, an attack in the Gressier commune caused the displacement of around 4,400 people.
  • The number of survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) increased fivefold between the first two months of the year and March, rising from 250 to 1,543. Sexual violence accounts for 75 per cent of the incidents reported.
  • After a two-month standstill due to security concerns, the World Food Programme (WFP) resumed food distribution in Cité Soleil, a very vulnerable area of Port- au-Prince, last week. By the end of the operation this week, 95,000 people will have been assisted.
  • Nearly 80 per cent of the 90,254 internally displaced persons (IDPs) registered at sites are benefiting from a continuous supply of drinking water.
Haiti Emergency No. 23

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