Haiti: 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan - Executive Summary (December 2025)

Haiti’s humanitarian crisis continues to worsen at an alarming pace, driving a sharp rise in humanitarian needs. Growing political instability and insecurity, economic hardship, the collapse of essential services, and the spread of armed violence have further weakened the country.

Alongside forced displacement, sexual violence, and acute food insecurity, Haiti remains structurally and institutionally vulnerable to climate shocks. Hurricane Melissa, which struck in October 2025, killed at least 46 people, destroyed or damaged nearly 842,400 homes and critical infrastructure, and severely disrupted livelihoods. A sharp increase in cholera cases in 2025, reversing the downward trend seen in 2024, has heightened public health risks, particularly in areas with limited access to safe water and sanitation.

An estimated 6.4 million people, more than half of Haiti’s population, will require emergency humanitarian assistance in 2026, up from 6 million in 2025, an increase of 6.7 per cent. Violence-related internal displacement has doubled compared to the same period the previous year. By September 2025, nearly 1.4 million people, or 12 per cent of the population, were internally displaced. While Port-au-Prince stood at the centre of the crisis in 2024, displacement patterns have shifted rapidly.

Between January and September 2025, 69 per cent of recorded movements occurred outside the capital, particularly in Centre and Artibonite, signalling a deterioration in security well beyond the metropolitan area.

Widespread insecurity in Port-au-Prince and its gradual spread to other regions have paralyzed the economy and severely constrained access to food. In the projected period from March to June 2026, 5.9 million people will not have enough to eat.

At the same time, pervasive insecurity combined with long-standing structural weaknesses has severely disrupted health services nationwide. Many facilities, including maternity wards and operating theatres, have closed, limiting access to emergency obstetric and neonatal care. Nationally, only 10 per cent of health facilities with inpatient capacity remain fully operational. In the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area, despite being the country’s most populous region, that figure stands at just 11 per cent.