Haiti: Latin America & The Caribbean Weekly Situation Update as of 15 May 2026

Countries: Haiti, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached file. KEY FIGURES 5.9M people were internally displaced across the Americas in 2025 82% chance of El Niño conditions by May-July 2026 5.3K people displaced due to armed clashes in Ouest, Haiti since 10 May REGIONAL: DISPLACEMENT The Americas recorded nearly 5.9 million internal displacements in 2025, the second-highest figure in a decade, according to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre’s Global Report published 13 May. Conflict and violence drove almost 1.6 million movements, with Haiti, Colombia and Ecuador all posting record figures. Haiti alone accounted for nearly 977,000 displacements, over 80 per cent of global displacement linked to criminal violence, while Colombia recorded 394,000 and Ecuador 132,000. Disasters triggered 4.3 million movements, including 1.5 million pre-emptive evacuations in Chile following a tsunami alert and 735,000 in Cuba ahead of Hurricane Melissa. By the end of the year, around 10.5 million people remained displaced across the region. CENTRAL AMERICA: FOOD SECURITY Food insecurity is expected to worsen across Central America’s Dry Corridor as the lean season takes hold, driven by erratic rainfall, rising input costs, and depleted household food stocks. In Honduras and El Salvador, most poor rural households currently face Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes, with pockets of Crisis (IPC Phase 3) in the most affected areas. From June to September, Crisis outcomes are projected to expand as the lean season peaks and primera harvests are impacted by poor rainfall and high temperatures, reducing both food availability and agricultural labour opportunities. Elev...

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