Haiti, one of the poorest countries in the world, is plagued with gang violence and now at risk of famine. Matt Rivers reports on the humanitarian crisis as armed groups control what supplies come into areas, leaving children with little or no food. abcn.ws/2XvP3JQ

🌊 Response in action #Haitifloods In the West department, World Food Programme is providing hot meals, ready-to-eat rations and dry rations to 47,965 people, many of whom were already affected by gang violence. Distributions have already started and will continue for approx 15 days.

🚨 Crisis in #Haiti: Violence is soaring. Half the population is facing extreme hunger, and 80% of families are cutting meals. WFP Haiti (PAM) 🕊️ is doing everything we can to deliver food & hope, but we urgently need $$ to deliver life-saving aid. This is a humanitarian catastrophe.

Life for Sahrawi refugees isn't easy. Harsh and unforgiving desert terrain means food assistance is a lifeline. This week, we were very happy to sign the first multi-year contract between EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 and WFP Europe to support our operations in the camps around Tindouf.

NEW: Killings, kidnappings, and sexual violence by criminal groups in and around Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, have surged since the start of 2023. This crisis compounds an already dire humanitarian situation. bit.ly/451OF7U

Killings, kidnappings, and sexual violence by criminal groups in and around Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, have skyrocketed amid a humanitarian catastrophe, state inaction and complicity, and a crisis of democracy. 🧵⤵️ hrw.org/news/2023/08/1…

No one slept a wink last night. We haven’t been able to reach our team in #Gaza. No calls are being answered, messages are left unread. I am extremely concerned for the safety of our team and the people they serve.

🚨 Latest #Gaza Food Security Assessment is out. The results are alarming. Almost no one in #Gaza has enough food. In some areas, 9 out of 10 people have went a full day and night with nothing to eat. Read the report here👉 🔗bit.ly/3NbsB3V

In my whole carrier I have never seen anything like that: 48% of the people in North Gaza suffer from severe or extreme hunger. 90% in the North spent at least one full day & night without food, 18% for + 10 days in the past month. In the South it is a just few digits better

Les conflits de gangs à 📍Port-au-Prince provoquent des déplacements massifs, touchant la vie de milliers de familles. Depuis le début du mois de mars, plus de 7 600 déplacés ont reçu des repas chauds du World Food Programme. Une situation urgente qui nécessite notre attention. #Haiti🇭🇹

WFP Country Director for #Haiti, Jean-Martin Bauer, met with Isa Soares and warned that mass #hunger can last years in Haiti if the violence doesn't stop. Watch to learn more how World Food Programme is responding to this food crisis on the ground. CNN WFP Media 📺⬇

🚨Haiti's hunger crisis is escalating rapidly, with violence surging and displacement soaring. Armed groups control main roads, disrupting food supply routes. Rising costs hit hard. 👇 More in WFP Haiti (PAM) 🕊️’s Jean-Martin Bauer UN briefing.

Food security in #Haiti is at a critical point 📈 Despite limited funds and access, World Food Programme and local partners have expanded from 3 to 16 assistance sites, distributing over 100,000 meals to 23,000 displaced people since the start of the latest wave of violence in Port-au-Prince📍

The port closed & key roads are blocked. But World Food Programme still provides a meal to 250k children a day in #Haiti 🇭🇹. This is because we’ve localized our supply chain. We work with 170 farming coops that bring fresh, local foods to 1,000 schools. A shorter supply chain is more resilient.

Here’s a look at one of the seven World Food Programme central kitchens in Port-au-Prince. Today, we plan to provide 20k hot meals to people who have had to flee their homes.

Since the start of the year, World Food Programme has provided 500k hot meals to displaced people in Port-au-Prince, #Haiti 🇭🇹. Thumbs up 👍🏽 to the Haitian organizations, local aid workers and cooks who made this effort possible under very trying circumstances. #HaitiStrong

🇭🇹#𝗛𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶 | How does WFP deliver the hot meals? ☑️Partners cook meals in 4 central kitchens located in safer areas🔵 ☑️The meals are brought to sites where displaced people live, marked🟡 ☑️5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ meals have been delivered to 53 sites since January. See Map⤵️

As troubled by the hunger I saw during my Haiti visit, as inspired I was by its rebellious history & strength of Haitians. They need more international support to overcome this complex crisis. World Food Programme 5-star team staying & delivering food, cash & school meals to some 500k ppl/month.

This year. World Food Programme has provided over a million hot meals to the displaced population of Port-au-Prince, #Haitii. Since May, the meals have been 100% locally sourced. This supports local producers at a time of crisis. Pictured below: sorghum from our supplier in Fort-Liberté 🇭🇹.

🚨 Families in #Gaza are desperate for this war to end. 🔴 2 million people, nearly the entire population of Gaza are food insecure & malnutrition is on the rise. 📣WFP call for a ceasefire & sustained humanitarian access. 🎥Watch WFP's Alia Zaki explain the current situation.