Haiti

In Haiti, widespread violence has made daily life a struggle for survival. Gangs control most routes in and out of Port-au-Prince and have expanded their reach into the Artibonite and Centre departments. Most health facilities in affected areas are closed or barely functioning, and even ambulances are at risk of attack. Humanitarian access has been severely hampered, preventing organizations from reaching affected communities and compromising the delivery of quality care. For women and girls, this crisis is not just dangerous – it is life threatening.

Displaced people are living in makeshift shelters with little lighting, privacy or access to safe water – conditions that increase the risk of gender-based violence and force women to give birth in unsafe settings. With 6.4 million people in need of assistance, among the most affected are 1.7 million women and girls of reproductive age, including 158,000 pregnant women, while an estimated 1.5 million people need gender-based violence response and protection services.

As the crisis deepens, antenatal care is interrupted, emergency obstetric referrals are stalled and survivors of sexual violence cannot reach treatment within the critical window for care. Clinics lack fuel and power, safe spaces are overcrowded, and supplies can’t be delivered on roads controlled by armed groups.

UNFPA is on the ground in Haiti, delivering essential medical and hygiene supplies, supporting safe spaces, running hotlines and protection services at operational health facilities and hospitals, and deploying mobile clinics to displacement sites in the Artibonite, Centre and Port-au-Prince departments. Despite a severely unstable operating environment and critically underfunded gender-based violence and sexual and reproductive health services, UNFPA remains committed to reaching the most vulnerable with the support they need. 
 

Updated 29 April 2026