Port-au-Prince, Haiti – This week, Rein Paulsen, Director of FAO’s Office of Emergencies and Resilience, along with Adoniram Sanches, FAO’s Subregional Coordinator for Mesoamerica, visited Haiti to support the incoming FAO Representative, Pierre Vauthier in bolstering international cooperation and rising awareness on the dire humanitarian situation on the ground.
During their visit, FAO officials met with Prime Minister Garry Conille, as well as Agriculture Minister Vernet Joseph and Environment Minister Moïse Fils Jean Pierre. They also held meetings with representatives from USAID, the World Bank, the European Union, and the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), as well as other UN agencies and programmes.
Alarming food insecurity in Haiti
Since February 2024, escalating violence and increased population displacements have significantly reduced agricultural production and disrupted market