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HaitiReturned into crisis: Haitians sent back from the United States face an uncertain homecoming. The word repatriation can suggest an orderly or voluntary journey home, but the movement documented here is more accurately described as forced return or deportation. Haitians removed from the United States are arriving in a country already confronting armed…
HaitiArmed violence, mass displacement, food insecurity and collapsing public services continue to drive a severe humanitarian emergency in Haiti. IOM's Round 13 assessment counted 1,466,862 internally displaced people as of May 2026, one percent more than the previous round; displacement in metropolitan Port-au-Prince exceeded 300,000 for the first time…
HaitiArmed groups attacked several localities in the Sourcailles communal section of Kenscoff, Haiti, during the night of 23 to 24 August 2026. OCHA's situation report records at least 47 people killed, including 22 people killed inside a church where they had sought refuge. Municipal authorities also reported 50 people abducted, gender-based violence and…
HaitiViolence and insecurity make access to sexual and reproductive healthcare hazardous in Port-au-Prince. MSF continues maternity and emergency care while documenting the risks patients face travelling to health facilities.
HaitiA year after partnering with Hôpital Albert Schweitzer to support families displaced by violence in Haiti's Artibonite region, World Central Kitchen reported serving more than ten million meals. Around 450 local staff were involved in cooking and distribution.
HaitiPORT-AU-PRINCE / PANAMA CITY, 2 September 2021 About 540,000 children in the southwest of earthquake-stricken Haiti are now facing the possible re-emergence of waterborne diseases, UNICEF warned today. On 18 August 2021, in Marceline, near Camp Perrin district, children and their families have access to clean and safe
HaitiPORT-AU-PRINCE, 25 August 2021 - The United Nations and partners appealed today for US$187.3 million urgently needed to provide vital relief assistance to more than 800,000 people affected by the devastating earthquake in Haiti, including shelter, water and sanitation, emergency healthcare, food, protection and early r
HaitiPORT-AU-PRINCE/PANAMA CITY, 17 August 2021 – UNICEF estimates that about 1.2 million people, including 540,000 children, have been affected by the powerful earthquake that hit Haiti on Saturday. The hardest hit departments of South, Nippes and Grand’Anse are now being drenched by Tropical Depression Grace, which is fur
HaitiA 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck northeast of Saint-Louis du Sud in southern Haiti on Saturday, according to the United States Geological Survey. For now, at least 227 people have lost their lives, according to the first data released by the country’s Civil Protection Service, cited by EFE and which reports “hundreds
BarbadosHurricane conditions and storm surges are expected within the Hurricane Warning areas in Haiti and the Dominican Republic beginning Saturday 3 July 2021 and in Jamaica and portions of eastern Cuba beginning Sunday 4 July 2021. Damages have been reported in Barbados, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Lucia, and Grenad
HaitiFrom 3 to 4 April heavy rains fell over the Northern regions of Haiti. According to last reports from the Civil Protection, flooding was reported in North West, North East and North Departments affecting at least 11 communes. Preliminary assessments indicate a toll of 2,676 affected households, 3 fatalities and 3 peopl
HaitiOver the past days, as a result of the violence and attacks against civilians, around 3,000 people have fled the Tabarre Issa site in Port-au-Prince. • As a result of the attacks, at least 80% of the homes have been destroyed or severely damaged. • Nearly 70% of the displaced report having been victims of violence. At least 1 case of VBG has been…
St. Vincent & Grenadines9th April 2021 The Caribbean island of Saint Vincent has declared a red alert and issued an evacuation order for northern areas after seismologists warned that the La Soufrière volcano due to La Soufrière Volcano. The Volcano has been increasingly active since November. On Monday, April 5th, researchers from the University of the West Indies reported…
St. Vincent & GrenadinesIn its latest official bulletin dated 20 October, the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment has confirmed an increase in reported cases of dengue infection in the country with 1,155 laboratory confirmed cases of dengue fever recorded and six fatalities. The Hospital Services Programme and the Community Health Services Programme of the Ministry…
St. LuciaOn 26 August, St. Lucia’s Ministry of Health and Wellness declared an outbreak of dengue fever . The Syndromic Surveillance report for epidemiological week 42 (dated 22 October 2020) indicated 801 confirmed cases on the island with a further 333 suspected cases. Dengue serotypes 2 and 3 circulate in St. Lucia, with a third unknown serotype to be…
HaitiTropical Storm Laura is expected to reach Haiti on Saturday evening, 22 August...The storm is forecast to enter Haiti through the Nord-Est department, and exit by the Nord-Ouest department after passing through the Artibonite department...According to analysis by OCHA, the Ouest and Sud departments and parts of the Artibonite department may also be at…