Haiti food crisis deepens

Nearly 6 million people in Haiti are expected to face acute hunger in the coming months as gang violence, displacement and rising costs squeeze food supplies. (usnews.com) The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification analysis put 5.8 million Haitians, about 52% of the population, in Crisis or worse from March through June 2026. More than 1.8 million are in Emergency levels, one step below famine. (wfp.org) Aid agencies said armed groups have disrupted markets, forced families from their homes and made it harder to move food around the country. The World Food Programme said the pressure is worst in Port-au-Prince and other conflict-hit areas. (ipcinfo.org) (wfp.org) Fuel has become part of the food story. An Associated Press report on the new hunger assessment said soaring oil prices are pushing up transport and cooking costs in a country that depends heavily on imported food. (wusa9.com) The numbers are grim even after some recent improvement. Reuters reported the new projection is slightly below an earlier estimate of 5.91 million people facing acute food insecurity, and aid agencies linked that easing to food assistance, lower inflation and better harvests in some areas. (usnews.com) Washington is now dealing with the fallout on immigration as well as aid. The House voted 224-204 on April 16 to extend Temporary Protected Status for Haitians through 2029, with 10 Republicans joining Democrats. (wgcu.org) Associated Press reported that the House move pushed back on the Trump administration’s effort to end those protections. NBC News reported the measure was forced to the floor after a discharge petition led by Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts. (pbs.org) (nbcnewyork.com) CBS News reported the administration has been trying to roll back protections covering more than 300,000 Haitians, but a federal judge blocked the move in February and an appeals court left that order in place. (cbsnews.com) For Haiti, the immediate picture is still a country where more than half the population is struggling to eat, and where any drop in aid or jump in violence can erase recent gains. (reliefweb.int)