2024 famine in Haiti

2024 famine in Haiti
CountryHaiti
LocationPort-au-Prince, Artibonite Valley, La Gonâve, La Grand’Anse, Croix de Bouquets, Cité Soleil, western Haiti
Period
  • Food insecurity reported by IPC in March 2024
  • Famine officially declared on 30 September 2024 by the IPC
Causes
Effect on demographics
  • 5,636 in starvation
  • 5.4 million at Category 4 "crisis" levels of food insecurity

In 2024, famine conditions struck Haiti as a result of the ongoing Haitian crisis, resulting in a reported 5,636 people suffering from starvation and 5.4 million civilians— almost half of Haiti's population— suffering from "crisis levels of hunger or worse". While food insecurity was first noted in March 2024, a 30 September report released for the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IFSPC) officially declared the presence of famine in Haiti as a consequence of gang conflict preventing transport of food while also preventing civilians from being able to find food outside of their homes.