Haiti Emergency Situation Report No. 15 (As of 5 April 2024) – Haiti

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 report covers the period from 2-5 April 2024.

HIGHLIGHTS

• The Pan-American Health Organization/ World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has procured thousands of doses of vaccines for children

• A new International Organization for Migration (IOM) report highlights psychological toll of violence on Haitians, including those displaced

• More than 3.9 million litres of water distributed since March

15 Schools that UNICEF plans to relocate with the Ouest Department

4,574 People received psychosocial support and information on GBV risks in March 2024

200,000 Doses of oral polio vaccine purchased by PAHO/WHO

US$ 12M Amount of CERF allocation

SITUATION OVERVIEW

IOM has sounded the alarm on the worsening humanitarian situation and protection crisis after a month-long siege imposed on Port-au-Prince. The surge of violence since February has reached unprecedented levels, resulting in worsening food security and multiple displacements. As the country grapples with an unparalleled crisis, families continue to struggle to secure even the most basic necessities as desperation grows. Amidst the turmoil, its economy remains in distress. IOM psychosocial teams have encountered cases of suicidal tendencies, once was a taboo topic but is now becoming more commonly disclosed, especially among displaced populations. The lack of economic opportunities, coupled with a collapsing health system and shuttered schools, casts a shadow of despair, driving many to contemplate migration as their sole viable recourse. Read more here.

The National Ambulance Center (Centre d’Ambulance National) is facing challenges as personnel and ambulances are unable to access gang-controlled areas. Gunfire in the Champ de Mars and Delmas areas disrupted mobile clinics in sites for internally displaced peoples (IDP) on 2 April. Suspected cases of cholera have been reported in all departments, with Artibonite, Centre and Nord-Est as the most affected departments with active outbreaks in several communes. From March 24 to 30, 20 PAHO/WHO-supported Cholera Treatment Centers (CTCs), all located in the nine departments except Ouest, treated 152 patients, showing a decrease from the previous week when 188 cases were reported.