Haiti — Internal displacement situation in Haiti — West, South, South-East, Artibonite, Grande Anse, Centre and Nippes (December 2023)

In recent years, widespread insecurity in Haiti has caused thousands of people to flee their areas of residence. Although the violence most often occurs in the Port-au-Prince Metropolitan Area (PAPMA) located in the West district, other departments are also affected as more and more people leave the PAPMA to take refuge in provincial districts.

This report presents key results of DTM assessments conducted end of 2023 in the districts of West, South, South-East, Artibonite, Grande Anse, Centre and Nippes on the displacement situation in the country. In total, 313,901 persons are internally displaced in the country, the majority of them being children (55%). Results indicate that 147,000 persons have fled the PAPMA to take refuge in provincial districts.