Haiti: Displacement from Hurricane Melissa and escalation in gang violence

The Artibonite, Centre departments as well as the Metropolitan zone of Port-au-Prince continue to be significantly impacted by gang violence. Houses have been burned and there is an increase in kidnappings and robberies. Some 1.4 million people have been forced to flee their homes and thousands more have died. 6.4 million Total people affected. Despite the security constraints, UNFPA and its implementing partners continue to provide sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and gender-based violence (GBV) services. In the first three months of 2026, UNFPA reached 7,470 people with SRH services and 5,580 people with GBV prevention and response activities. A total of 2,792 dignity kits were also distributed to displaced women and adolescent girls, as well as 100 inter-agency reproductive health (IARH) kits provided to health facilities and NGOs to meet the needs of 5,489 people. On 23 March 2026, UNFPA, in close collaboration with the Ministry of Women’s Status and Rights, launched the GBV Working Group in the South Department to ensure a harmonized and coordinated GBV prevention activities and response.

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