Additional US Marines being sent to Haiti to defend the embassy from gang attacks face a grim reality: They’re increasingly being targeted by American-made, military-grade firearms.
Réunies à CODEVI, ce vendredi 17 avril 2026, les autorités diplomatiques haïtiennes et dominicaines ont relancé le dialogue bilatéral et convenu de la réouverture de l’espace aérien entre les deux pays dès le 1er mai.
During this meeting, both parties agreed to open the airspace between the Dominican Republic and the Republic of Haiti, allowing air connections between Dominican airports and the Cap-Haïtien International Airport, starting in May 2026. This measure aims to facilitate mobility, boost economic ties, and strengthen relations between the two countries.
With new data showing more than half of all Haitians continue to face acute food insecurity, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is urgently calling for support to protect recent fragile gains in the fight against hunger and to foster stability in the struggling Caribbean nation.
An updated analysis from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) reveals 5.8 million Haitians —roughly 52 percent of the population— are facing crisis levels or worse of food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above). Of those, more than 1.8 million are enduring emergency food insecurity levels (IPC Phase 4) for the period of March to June 2026, meaning they are exhausting their last assets and unable to meet even basic food needs.
