Haiti Humanitarian Situation Report No. 11 End-of-year Sitrep.

Highlights

• In 2024, the humanitarian situation in Haiti continued to deteriorate, fraught with complexities and challenges. UNICEF estimates that 3 million children are currently in need of humanitarian assistance, with 1.2 million at immediate risk in Port-au-Prince alone, amidst escalating violence and grave violations. By the end of 2024, more than 1 million people, including over 550,000 children, have fled armed violence in their neighbourhoods, seeking refuge in displacement sites or host communities across the country. In the second quarter of 2024,
  grave violations against children were 12 times higher than the same period in 2023, driven by intensifying violence from armed and self-defense groups.

   

• Nearly half of Haiti's population (48 per cent) is estimated to be experiencing acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above). Cholera has persisted in certain departments – notably Artibonite, Centre and pockets of the West, while malnutrition continues to be a major concern as the healthcare system remains on the brink of collapse. In December 2024, attacks on hospitals — including Bernard Mevs and l’Hôpital de l'Université d'État d'Haïti — have further destabilized the healthcare system and triggering political upheaval.

   

• Despite these immense challenges, UNICEF continued to deliver a multisectoral humanitarian response throughout 2024, reaching over 970,000 people, including 470,000 children with at least one humanitarian intervention. Specifically, more than 103,000 children, parents and caregivers received mental health and psychosocial support; 401,000 people were provided with safe water and hygiene supplies; and almost 459,000 children were screened for wasting, with more than 48,000 cases of severe child wasting treated. Additionally, UNICEF provided US$ 1.9 million humanitarian cash transfers to 9,500 households in critical need and provided US$ 2 million incentive cash transfers to more than 3,000 government personnel and frontline workers (i.e. teachers, doctors, nurses etc.).

   

• Against the 2024 Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) appeal, UNICEF mobilized US$43.5 million for its humanitarian interventions. However, a 72 per cent funding gap remained, leaving many vulnerable women and children without critical lifesaving assistance.