Haiti Emergency Situation Report No. 25 (as of 31 May 2024)

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 mainly the period from 25 to 31 May 2024.

HIGHLIGHTS

• The World Food Programme (WFP) has noted a significant 27% increase in the cost of the food basket between January and May 2024.

• A cargo flight carrying almost 15 tonnes of medicines and other products vital to the humanitarian response landed in Port-au-Prince on 30 May.

• Since 1 March, almost 13 million litres of water have been distributed by UN agencies and their partners, both local and governmental, to sites hosting internally displaced people in Port-au-Prince.

• From 25 to 31 May, the WFP distributed 88,350 hot meals to more than 18,000 displaced people in 19 sites in Port-au-Prince, and 4,623 hot meals to 2,312 returnees from the Dominican Republic.

• From 22 to 29 May, more than 4,400 IDPs benefited from awareness-raising sessions on child protection, gender-based violence (GBV) and protection against sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA).