CNSA General Coordinator Harmel Cazeau
Port-au-Prince, 13 January 2026.- Food insecurity is reaching a critical level in Haiti. According to the National Coordination of Food Security (CNSA), 5.7 million people are currently in acute food insecurity, including 1.9 million in the emergency phase. Invited to Panel Magik on Magik9, the general coordinator of the CNSA, Harmel Cazeau, alerts about a possible worsening of the crisis by June 2026, in a context marked by insecurity, economic difficulties and the effects of climate change.
Speaker on Magik9 this Tuesday, January 13, 2026, Harmel Cazeau identified several major factors that influence the deterioration of food security in Haiti. These include the unstable socio-political situation, the deterioration of the security environment and the occupation of many areas by armed groups, which severely impede the movement of goods and people.
These constraints limit the supply of markets, disrupt distribution chains and increase the vulnerability of households, especially in areas already fragile.
The closure of many businesses, a direct consequence of insecurity and the economic crisis, results in a massive loss of income for Haitian households. According to the CNSA coordinator, this decline in purchasing power directly contributes to the worsening of food insecurity, reducing family access to adequate and balanced food.
Harmel Cazeau also pointed to the lack of supervision of the agricultural sector as a structural element of the crisis. In addition, the effects of climate change, which affect agricultural production, weaken rural livelihoods and increase dependence on food imports.
For the current period from September 2025 to February 2026, 3.8 million Haitians are in the midst of a food crisis, while 1.9 million are already in the emergency phase. According to CNSA projections, the situation could worsen between March and June 2026, with an increase in the number of people affected, from 5.7 million to 5.9 million.
Faced with these alarming figures, Harmel Cazeau calls for urgent mobilization of authorities and partners to limit the impact of this major humanitarian crisis.
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