US EditionHaiti Fuel-Price Hike Deepens Hunger and Triggers Protests
Fuel costs are forcing families to cut meals as aid groups reroute deliveries and warn that basic services will become harder to reach.
- On April 2, Haiti's government announced a 37% increase in diesel costs and 29% in gasoline, sparking street protests in Port-au-Prince where gangs control an estimated 90% of fuel distribution.
- Rising oil prices are crushing Haiti's fragile economy, which has contracted for seven consecutive years with 32% inflation by end of fiscal 2025, according to Mercy Corps program manager Allen Joseph.
- Market vendor Fedline Jean-Pierre noted 'everything will go up,' forcing her to increase produce prices to survive among 1.4 million Haitians displaced by gang violence in recent years.
- United Nations World Food Program deputy country director Erwan Rumen reported they cannot reach 60,000 people in Haiti's central region due to gang violence, warning 'we're going to have more needs and less resources.'
- Nearly 40% of Haitians survive on less than $2.15 daily, and experts warn the fuel hike will force 'impossible tradeoffs' regarding basic services and food access for already struggling families.
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Haiti stares down starvation as Iran War drives 200,000 into acute food emergency status
For a factory worker in Haiti, the war in distant Iran means he now has to walk two hours to work and the same distance home each day, because he can no longer afford public transportation. On a recent morning, Alexandre Joseph, 35, fretted about his family’s future in a loud voice, attracting the attention of passersby in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital. “The government raised the prices of gasoline, diesel and kerosene, hitting my family. I no…
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The Hamilton SpectatorHaitians cut back on already scarce food and ask how they’ll survive rising fuel prices
Haitians are struggling with rising oil prices due to the conflict in Iran.
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Haitians cut back on already scarce food and ask how they'll survive rising fuel prices
Haitians are struggling with rising oil prices due to the conflict in Iran. The government recently increased fuel prices, leading to higher transportation costs and worsening food insecurity.
For a factory worker in Haiti, the war in far away Iran means that he now has to walk two hours to go to work and the same distance back home every day, because he can no longer afford public transportation.
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