Violence in the news: 7 reports in the week to Oct 18, 2026 · ×0.2 · against the three weeks before; GDELT, not verified
Model estimate for September 2026: 17–112 deaths (UCDP, the month before: 47). An estimate from the news, not a count. How the model works →
Level, last 60 days
Deaths 30 d
47
UCDP up to 2026-08-31
Per million 90 d
14
last 90 days
Civilians
56%
last 90 days
Incidents 30 d
1
Population
11.9 M
World Bank
Plants near violence
0 / 0
near violence / total; 0 nuclear
Why this level3
- +3UK FCDO advises against all travel to the whole countryUK FCDO travel advice
- +247 deaths in organised violence in the latest 30 days of UCDP dataUCDP GED Candidate
- +13.3 million people in crisis-level food insecurity or worse (IPC 3+)FEWS NET
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Every monitored signal
The last 60 days, each on its own scale.
Confirmed outages, places, 24 h
1
Travel advice level (FCDO)
4
People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
3 250 000
Refugees who fled
417 020
Violence incidents, 30 days
1
Violence deaths, 30 days
47
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Deaths in organised violence, per week
Haiti, UCDP best estimates. The red bar is the latest week.
The latest week may be incomplete.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Who the violence is between
Deaths by kind of violence, last 90 days of data.
- State-based conflict · 13%
- Non-state conflict · 3%
- Against civilians · 84%
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Food, displacement, sanctions
- People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
- 3.3 M
- 2026-09
- Share in food crisis
- 27%
- 2026-09
- Undernourishment
- 51.4%
- 2024
- Refugees who fled
- 417,020
- 2025
- Refugees hosted
- –
- 2025
- Internally displaced
- 1,430,903
- 2025
- Sanctions designations
- 57
- 2026-10-19
- GDP per person
- $2,694
- 2025
FEWS NET · World Bank / FAO · UNHCR · OpenSanctions
People in crisis-level food insecurity
IPC Phase 3 or worse, month by month (FEWS NET current-situation estimates, midpoint of the published range).
FEWS NET – IPC-compatible analysis
Latest incidents of organised violence25
| Date | Place | Sides | Deaths | Civilians | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-23 – 2026-08-24 | Kenscoff | Viv Ansanm – Civilians | 47 | 0 | Reuters News, Associated Press Newswires |
| 2026-07-31 | towns of Morne à Chandelle, Asenba Colin, and Gressier | Viv Ansanm – Civilians | 5 | 5 | Haiti Libre |
| 2026-07-31 | towns of Morne à Chandelle, Asenba Colin, and Gressier | Viv Ansanm – Civilians | 5 | 5 | Haiti Libre |
| 2026-07-31 | Gressier the route between the crossroads and Léogâne, passing through Degan | Viv Ansanm – Civilians | 10 | 10 | Haiti Libre |
| 2026-07-26 | Viard area of Kenscoff | Government of Haiti – Viv Ansanm | 6 | 0 | Haiti Libre, Vant Bef Info |
| 2026-07-22 | commune of Tabarre near an illegal checkpoint, in territory controlled by the terrorist gang Kraze Baryè | Government of Haiti – Viv Ansanm | 3 | 0 | Haiti Libre |
| 2026-07-18 | Martissant | Viv Ansanm – Civilians | 1 | 1 | Vant Bef Info |
| 2026-07-15 | Frères road, near the National Police Academy. | Unidentified armed group (Haiti) – Unidentified armed group (Haiti) | 6 | 0 | Vant Bef Info |
| 2026-07-15 | Latanbri area, a locality in the Morin neighborhood | Unidentified armed group (Haiti) – Unidentified armed group (Haiti) | 2 | 0 | Haiti Libre |
| 2026-07-04 – 2026-07-09 | Kenscoff village of Robin in the Grand Fond communal section | Viv Ansanm – Civilians | 31 | 31 | Haiti Libre, Haiti Libre, ICI Haiti |
| 2026-07-04 – 2026-07-09 | Petion-Ville | Viv Ansanm – Civilians | 30 | 30 | Haiti Libre, Haiti Libre, ICI Haiti |
| 2026-06-18 – 2026-06-19 | town of Cité Soleil | Unidentified armed group (Haiti) – Unidentified armed group (Haiti) | 3 | 0 | International Crisis Group, Haiti Libre |
| 2026-06-14 | Bélekou, in the commune of Cité Soleil | Nan Belekou gang – Civilians | 10 | 10 | Haiti Libre, Vant Bef Info, Vant Bef Info |
| 2026-06-13 | rue la Paix, in the Delmas neighborhood Delmas 32 | Viv Ansanm – Civilians | 1 | 1 | Haiti Libre, Vant Bef Info |
| 2026-06-12 | Bercy area, located between the towns of Cabaret and Arcahaie, on National Road 1 | Unidentified armed group (Haiti) – Unidentified armed group (Haiti) | 1 | 0 | Haiti Libre |
| 2026-06-08 – 2026-06-09 | Kenscoff locality of Bake, 4th section of Belle Fontaine | Unidentified armed group (Haiti) – Civilians | 2 | 2 | Haiti Libre |
| 2026-06-08 | aboard a public transport vehicle en route to Port-au-Prince | Unidentified armed group (Haiti) – Unidentified armed group (Haiti) | 1 | 0 | Haiti Libre |
| 2026-06-04 | Lory, an active gang base located near the town of Limonade, about fifteen kilometers southeast of downtown Cap-Haïtien | Unidentified armed group (Haiti) – Unidentified armed group (Haiti) | 2 | 0 | Haiti Libre, Vant Bef Info |
| 2026-06-01 – 2026-07-17 | – | Unidentified armed group (Haiti) – Unidentified armed group (Haiti) | 3 | 0 | Haiti Libre |
| 2026-06-01 | Village de Dieu neighborhood, in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area | Government of Haiti – Viv Ansanm | 3 | 0 | Vant Bef Info, Vant Bef Info |
| 2026-05-27 | – | Government of Haiti – Kokorat sans ras | 3 | 0 | Haiti Libre, Vant Bef Info |
| 2026-05-26 | Bourdon, near the Ministry of Planning | Viv Ansanm – Civilians | 1 | 1 | Haiti Libre, Vant Bef Info |
| 2026-05-24 | Lacroix-Périsse, in the commune of L'Estère, Artibonite department | Government of Haiti – Kokorat sans ras | 3 | 0 | Vant Bef Info |
| 2026-05-23 | Cap Haitien | Unidentified armed group (Haiti) – Civilians | 1 | 1 | Vant Bef Info |
| 2026-05-21 | Cap Haitien | Unidentified armed group (Haiti) – Civilians | 1 | 1 | Vant Bef Info |
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Conflicts, 90 days6
- Viv Ansanm - Civilians130
- Unidentified armed group (Haiti)13
- Nan Belekou gang - Civilians10
- Haiti: Government9
- Unidentified armed groups (Haiti)5
- Unidentified armed group (Haiti) - Civilians2
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Natural hazards, 30 days0
None in the last 30 days.
GDACS · USGS · NASA EONET
Warnings and notices
UK FCDO · WMO · WHO · Copernicus EMS
Next 7 days in Port-au-Prince
| Day | °C | Rain | Gusts | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Oct 19 | 26…35 | 0.0 mm | 36 km/h | |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 26…34 | 3.1 mm | 35 km/h | |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 24…33 | 0.1 mm | 34 km/h | |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 23…35 | 0.0 mm | 32 km/h | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 25…28 | 6.5 mm | 41 km/h | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 25…31 | 8.6 mm | 35 km/h | |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 25…28 | 13.7 mm | 26 km/h | thunderstorm |
Forecast for the capital only; marks: heat ≥38 °C, frost ≤−20 °C, rain ≥50 mm, gusts ≥75 km/h, thunderstorms. Official warnings are above.
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
Food prices in markets9
| Item | Price | USD | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maize meal / KG | 268.15 HTG | 2.05 | – |
| Rice / KG | 189.9 HTG | 1.45 | – |
| Sugar / KG | 172.4 HTG | 1.32 | – |
| Oil (vegetable) / Gallon | 1,215.5 HTG | 9.30 | – |
| Wheat flour / KG | 176.55 HTG | 1.35 | – |
| Pasta / 350 G | 75 HTG | 0.57 | – |
| Salt / KG | 200 HTG | 1.53 | – |
| Beans (black) / KG | 328.1 HTG | 2.51 | – |
| Beans (red) / KG | 520.8 HTG | 3.98 | – |
Median retail price across markets in the latest month reported (2026-08); change against the same month a year before.
WFP · HDX (CC BY-IGO)
Disasters since 200012
DroughtsTropical cyclonesEarthquakes
- Drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador · Apr 21, 2026 · Medium impact for agricultural drought in 884209 km2
- Tropical Cyclone MELISSA-25 · Oct 21, 2025 · Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 296 km/h)
- Tropical Cyclone BERYL-24 · Jun 28, 2024 · Tropical Depression (maximum wind speed of 269 km/h)
- Tropical Cyclone FRANKLIN-23 · Aug 20, 2023 · Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 241 km/h)
- Earthquake in Haiti · Jan 24, 2022 · Magnitude 5.3M, Depth:10km
- Earthquake in Haiti · Aug 14, 2021 · Magnitude 7.2M, Depth:10km
- Tropical Cyclone ELSA-21 · Jun 30, 2021 · Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 139 km/h)
- Tropical Cyclone LAURA-20 · Aug 20, 2020 · Tropical Depression (maximum wind speed of 241 km/h)
- Tropical Cyclone ISAIAS-20 · Jul 28, 2020 · Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 139 km/h)
- Drought in Dominican Republic, Haiti · Feb 21, 2020 · Medium impact for agricultural drought in 41438 km2
- Tropical Cyclone DORIAN-19 · Aug 24, 2019 · Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 296 km/h)
- Drought in Dominican Republic, Haiti · Nov 21, 2018 · Medium impact for agricultural drought in 48483 km2
GDACS (orange and red alerts since 2000)