Haiti Endures Hunger, Gangs, and Climate Extremes Unnoticed

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People wait to redeem vouchers at a WFP food distribution point in Cite Soleil in Port-au-Prince. Photo: WFP/Peyvand Khorsandi
People wait to redeem food vouchers at a WFP distribution point in Cite Soleil, Port-au-Prince. Photo: WFP/Peyvand Khorsandi

"Haiti's hunger crisis is unseen, unheard, and unaddressed," World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Cindy McCain, who visited the country in June, has said.

"Violence and climate shocks capture the headlines, but we don't hear as much about the 4.9 million Haitians struggling to eat day-to-day," she added.

"Per capita, the proportion of Haitians facing emergency-level food insecurity is the second highest in the world - we cannot abandon them."

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