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Haiti Unrest Situation Report #12

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Highlights:  

·       The Port-au-Prince Metropolitan Area remains the epicenter of violence and displacement in the country. Despite this, humanitarians remain present and continue to respond to the urgent needs of the population.

·       Armed clashes on January 28-29 in the neighborhoods of Bas Peu de Chose and Morne à Turf, in Port-au-Prince, led to the displacement of 1,238 people (288 households), according to the UN Migration Agency (IOM):

o   All of those displaced found refuge in six displacement sites.

o   New sites were created in the neighborhoods of Lalue (now hosting 562 people) and Bourdon (482 people), while the remaining 194 people found refuge in four already-existing sites in the Bas Peu de Chose neighborhood.

·       The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) reported on January 16th, that 4.2 million people need urgent medical care.

·       As of February 7th, the UN Central Emergency Relief Fund, the Canadian government, the World Food Programme (WFP) and partner organizations are supporting over 2,600 displaced children across eight sites in Port-au-Prince through mobile nutrition clinics.

·       Between January 25-31, the WFP distributed $1.6 million in cash transfers, which enabled vulnerable populations to meet their basic needs.

·       The WFP urgently needs $3.9 million as of February 7th to maintain the UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS). In 2024, UNHAS transported more than 11,700 passengers for more than 150 partners.

 

Sources:

·       Haiti: WHO Health Emergency Appeal 2025

·       Haiti: Armed attacks and displacements in the Metropolitan Area of Port-au-Prince - Situation Report #13 (25 - 31 January 2025)

·       Haiti: Armed attacks and displacements in the Metropolitan Area of Port-au-Prince - Situation Report #12 (11 - 24 January 2025)

·       OCHA Haiti Twitter Page 

·       WFP Haiti Twitter Page 

·       PAHO Haiti Twitter Page 

 
 
 

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