Country: Haiti Sources: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti Please refer to the attached file. Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator, Nicole Kouassi, 14 April 2026 Port-au-Prince, 14 April 2026 - The United Nations is releasing $140.5 million in emergency funding to reach one million people in Haiti, where more than half the population now needs aid as violence, hunger and displacement push families to the brink. Support will cover food aid, safe drinking water, healthcare and emergency shelter, alongside specialized services for the most vulnerable. This includes protecting women and children from abuse, medical and psychological care for rape survivors, treatment for malnourished children, and assistance for people with disabilities. Through the UN’s Global Emergency Fund (CERF), assistance will also help children remain in school. The allocation will prioritize the most affected areas, identified through a rigorous analysis. To enable aid workers to reach these areas, the funding will also support the Humanitarian Air Service and logistics. Haiti is facing a deepening humanitarian crisis. An estimated 6.4 million people need humanitarian assistance, while nearly 6 million are on the brink of hunger. Escalating violence has displaced almost 1.5 million people, half of them in the past 18 months alone. This funding provides urgently needed relief and boosts the 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan, which seeks $880 million to address the crisis. The funding includes a $121.5 million allocation from the Haiti Humanitarian Fund, a $10 million allocation from CERF for underfunded emergencies, and a $9 million CERF allocation to support humanitarian air services. Both funds are managed by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The three allocations are complementary and closely coordinated with other humanitarian action and funding. While the regional fund allocation focuses on the 26 communes with the highest needs across six priority sectors, the CERF allocation for underfunded emergencies supports education, assistance for women and girls facing violence and civil documentation to help people access basic services. Funding decisions are based on a risk-informed analysis of the context and security conditions. Assistance is carefully tailored at the commune level to ensure safe and responsible delivery, with enhanced safeguards applied where necessary to uphold humanitarian principles and the commitment to do no harm. On behalf of the humanitarian community in Haiti, I would like to thank all donors who have contributed to OCHA’s pooled funds, including the United States and Canada, which have supported both the regional fund and CERF in 2026, as well as other leading CERF donors, including the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Norway and Denmark. Full lists of donors to the Haiti Humanitarian Fund and CERF is available online here: regional fund donors and CERF donors. *** For more information, please contact: Port-au-Prince: Modibo Traoré, Head of office, OCHA, [email protected] Panama: Véronique Durroux, Head of Information & Advocacy, OCHA ROLAC, [email protected]

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