UN delivers food to isolated Haiti communities: Video
The UN World Food Programme (WFP), working alongside the Centre for Peasant Animation and Community Action (CAPAC), has distributed emergency food assistance to around 1,000 vulnerable residents in Port-au-Prince, as Haiti’s capital remains largely paralysed by gang violence.
The distribution took place at the Delmas Fire and Emergency Centre, targeting families most affected by shortages and displacement.
Port-au-Prince is facing an effective blockade, with key roads cut off and armed groups controlling an estimated 90 per cent of the city. Footage from the aid operation shows long queues of residents holding tokens as they waited for basic supplies such as rice and flour, underscoring the scale of need in neighbourhoods increasingly isolated by insecurity.
The assistance reached both long-time residents of Delmas and people displaced from nearby areas who have sought refuge there after fleeing violence. With livelihoods disrupted and movement severely restricted, food aid has become a lifeline for families unable to afford basic necessities amid soaring prices and limited access to markets.
The distribution comes as Haiti faces a deepening humanitarian and political crisis. More than 5.7 million people, roughly half the population, are experiencing acute hunger, while internal displacement has risen to 1.4 million. At the same time, the mandate of the Transitional Presidential Council is due to expire on 7 February, raising concerns about a potential leadership vacuum as ongoing insecurity continues to prevent elections.
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