Haiti: Humanitarian situation and cholera - Flash Update # 4 (As 17 October 2022)
Date of Publication
2022 12:00 AM
Security Theme
Health
Keywords
Health, Haiti, Food Insecurity, Sexual Violence, Gangs, health, human rights
Description
According to the latest figures from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), nearly one in two people in Haiti is now acutely food-insecure. Beyond the Ouest Department, where the majority of cholera cases are concentrated, the Centre, Artibonite and Nippes departments have also reported suspected cases. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has denounced the alarming increase in the use of sexual violence by armed gangs, especially in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area. Humanitarian partners are prioritizing air transport for the delivery of emergency equipment and supplies.
Haiti: Humanitarian situation and cholera - Flash Update # 4 (As 17 October 2022)
According to the latest figures from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), nearly one in two people in Haiti is now acutely food-insecure. Beyond the Ouest Department, where the majority of cholera cases are concentrated, the Centre, Artibonite and Nippes departments have also reported suspected cases. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has denounced the alarming increase in the use of sexual violence by armed gangs, especially in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area. Humanitarian partners are prioritizing air transport for the delivery of emergency equipment and supplies.
