In early February, over 370,000 people did not benefit from WFP because armed groups made roads inaccessible.

Recently, the WFP called for more access to aid agencies in Haiti in order to prevent the already appalling levels of hunger from becoming catastrophic.

In a statement, WFP urged for allowing the free flow of foodstuffs amid sustained attacks on civilians, growing displacement and unrest in the violence-stricken country. It reported that 44% of Haiti’s inhabitants currently face acute food insecurity and struggle to feed their families.

WFP Country Director Jean-Martin Bauer assured the upturn in violence led to the blocking of freight routes, restrictions on movement and the closure of schools, forcing the temporary suspension of many WFP activities across the nation.

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