Highlights:
· Between February 29 to March 31, the UN in the Port-Au-Prince metro area have accomplished the following:
o Delivered 2.3 million liters of water and 330,000 hot meals.
o 10,000 people have received household kits and other items.
o 2,300 children have received protection services.
o The World Food Programme (WFP) distributed more than 286,000 meals at 42 sites.
· As of March 29th, the UN Migration Agency (IOM) estimates that at least 15,000 people have been displaced:
o Many of these Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) were already displaced by the February 29th violence.
· Five million people (almost half of the country’s population) are facing acute food insecurity as of March 26th.
· On April 1st, the UN donated medicines and equipment to four hospitals to strengthen the medical care of victims of gender-based violence.
· There have been several incidents that have interrupted the delivery of humanitarian aid:
o On March 27th, the distribution of dignity and mother kits to some 550 women and girls was suspended after armed individuals appeared at the distribution site.
o WFPs distribution of hot meal services was disrupted for three days.
o On March 25th, heavily armed groups entered a school at the center of the capital. These groups burned 23 classrooms.
· The airport remains closed and there are significant access challenges to reach the port.
· UN operations in Haiti are currently being funded at 7% of the 2024 Humanitarian Appeal.
· The U.S. Department of State as of March 20th, coordinated departure flights of U.S. citizens from Haiti through non-commercial means.
Sources:
· Latin America & The Caribbean Weekly Situation Update as of 1 April 2024
· Haiti Emergency Situation Report No. 13 (As of 29 March 2024)
· OCHA Haiti Twitter Page
· WFP Haiti Twitter Page
· U.S. State Department, Bureau of Consular Affairs Twitter Page
Resources:
Partners in Health, Monetary Donations for Haiti
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