Haiti Humanitarian Emergency

A woman holds her child.
UNFPA Haiti

Haiti is prone to natural disasters that cause recurrent humanitarian crises. The country has the highest rate of maternal mortality in the Western Hemisphere owing to a lack of affordable health care and facilities in rural areas, and violence against women and girls is commonplace. In times of crisis, instances of complications during childbirth and gender-based violence tend to increase along with the stress and uncertainty of such situations. UNFPA and partners work to provide sexual and reproductive health services, as well as support mechanisms to prevent and respond to gender-based violence, to ensure the health and safety of every woman and girl.

Country Population: 10.7 mil
Level of Crisis:
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3

Humanitarian needs

Total people in need
2.40 million
Women of reproductive age
648,000
Pregnant women
84,000
Young people
720,000
Last updated on - 14 August 2017
UNFPA Haiti

Humanitarian funding

Resources in $

Key results2017

  • People Reached
    Total people reached with all types of SRH services
    31,939
    People reached with Dignity Kits
    6,800
    Total people reached with Adolescent SRH
    12,077
    Total people reached with all types of GBV services
    17,863
    UNFPA-assisted safe deliveries
    1,629
    Affected population who directly benefited from all types of emergency RH kits
    389,417
    Women and girls accessing services provided through Service Delivery Points (SDPs) that are equipped with Post-Rape Kits
    9,863
    GBV survivors reached
    1,200
    Affected population reached with Family Planning services
    8,020
  • Services delivered
    Number of mobile clinics
    56
    Functional health facilities supported by UNFPA that provide Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC)
    51
    Number of safe spaces
    7
    Number of service delivery points supported that provide clinical management of rape
    10
    Maternity health facilities/tents/homes operationalized with UNFPA support
    51
    Dignity Kits distributed
    6,800
  • Capacity building
    Personnel trained on Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care
    100
    Personnel trained on Minimum Initial Package (MISP)
    251
    Personnel trained on clinical management of rape
    251
    Health personnel trained on gender-based violence case management
    100

Emergencies updates and resources

Disclaimer
  • Results data are reported and updated as they become available.
  • - Targets and UNFPA's populations of concern, including women of reproductive age and pregnant women, are estimated using the MISP calculator.
  • - Funding estimates are based on country planning processes, including inter-agency humanitarian response plans and regional refugee and resilience plans.
  • L1: Humanitarian crises in which the national and international resources available in the affected country are sufficient for the required response.
  • L2: Humanitarian crises requiring significant support from neighbouring countries, regional organizations and possibly humanitarian agency headquarters.
  • L3: Major, sudden-onset humanitarian crises requiring mobilization across the humanitarian system.
  • Crisis levels are determined by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, a forum of UN and non-UN humanitarian partners.