A new IPC report warns that soaring oil prices threaten to erase recent, slight improvements in Haiti's acute hunger crisis.
Over 5.83 million Haitians—more than half the population—face acute hunger, with nearly 1.9 million at emergency levels, as fuel price hikes drive up food costs.
Gang violence, displacement, and disruption from the Middle East conflict are deepening food insecurity, especially in regions like Artibonite and urban displacement sites.
Oil prices fell, so what is the real driver of Haiti's deepening hunger crisis?
As the Mideast crisis cools, will soaring fertilizer costs be Haiti's next disaster?
Why do millions in Haiti still face starvation despite massive international food aid?
Was Haiti's government right to raise fuel prices amid a severe hunger crisis?
Beyond food aid, what is the plan to break the gang control suffocating Haiti?
With daily wages at $5 and gas at $6.50, is survival in Haiti impossible?
Fuel Price Hike and Gang Control Drive Haiti’s Food Insecurity to Emergency Levels Affecting Over Half the Population
Overview
In April 2026, Haiti faced a severe crisis after the government sharply increased fuel prices, driven by soaring global oil costs linked to conflict in the Middle East. This caused transportation and goods movement costs to skyrocket, pushing essential food prices up and straining household budgets. Over half the population, nearly 6 million people, faced acute food insecurity. Gang violence worsened the situation by controlling key transport routes, imposing extortion fees, disrupting supply chains, and displacing over 1.4 million people into dire conditions. Humanitarian aid struggled amid rising costs and insecurity, while climate shocks and political instability threaten to deepen the crisis unless urgent, coordinated action restores security, governance, and economic resilience.