UNITED NATIONS, Jan 14, CMC -The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says more than 6,000 Haitians have been displaced from their homes since January 6 this year.
“Our colleagues from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) tell us that clashes continue to drive people from their homes in the capital, Port-au-Prince,” said Stéphane Dujarric, the spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres.
Speaking at the daily news briefing on Wednesday, Dujarric said that according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), “some 6,000 people have been displaced since 6 January,” and that “most of them sought refuge with host families, while others have settled in two displacement sites”.
He said that the escalating violence has significantly impacted humanitarian programmes in the area.
“Our friends at Doctors Without Borders announced on 8 January that they were suspending all its medical activities in the Bel Air neighbourhood of Port au Prince. That was until further notice.”
Dujarric said that this comes at a time when only 10 per cent of health facilities with inpatient capacity in Haiti are fully operational, while approximately 4.9 million people in Haiti need emergency health assistance.
He said internal displacement linked to violence has doubled in the past year and has now reached 1.4 million people, or 12 per cent of the population of Haiti.
“This year, 6.4 million people in Haiti – or more than half of the population – need humanitarian aid. We and our partners are appealing for US$880 million to help the 4.2 million of the most vulnerable Haitians,” Dujarric told reporters.
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