WFP Warns of Record Hunger in Haiti; $332M Needed as 2026 HRP Only 20% Funded

The World Food Programme issued an urgent humanitarian appeal in its April 2026 Haiti Country Brief documenting record levels of hunger across Haiti driven by ongoing gang violence, mass displacement, and deepening funding shortfalls. As of April 2026, 5.8 million Haitians — 52% of the national population — face crisis-level food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or higher), including 1.8 million at emergency level (IPC Phase 4) who are exhausting their last assets and 600,000 in famine-level Phase 5 catastrophe conditions. The WFP stated it needs $332 million for the next 12 months to sustain operations reaching 2.7 million people; however, Haiti's 2026 Humanitarian Response Plan — which requires $880 million total — is only approximately 20% funded, with roughly $172 million secured. USAID funding cuts have deepened the gap, with the WFP alone facing a $158 million shortfall. Approximately 1.4 million Haitians are internally displaced, with approximately 300,000 sheltering in overcrowded Port-au-Prince displacement sites where malnutrition rates among children under five are at crisis levels. The WFP noted that late 2025 weather shocks (Tropical Cyclone Melissa), elevated Port-au-Prince fuel prices (+30–40% in April versus early-April levels), and accelerating gang expansion into agricultural Artibonite and Centre departments are compounding urban food shortages. The 2026 Humanitarian Response Plan funding gap means that without emergency contributions by June 2026, the WFP may be forced to reduce ration sizes and cut 1 million people from food assistance programs.