I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES
- There is a pressing need to provide host families with humanitarian assistance. In Artibonite department, an influx of over 160,000 people has overwhelmed available basic services and has reportedly led to price increases.
- An estimated 160,000 people have also arrived in areas near the border with the Dominican Republic, and will require support.
- With the early onset of rains, shelter and sanitation remain the most urgent priorities; the distribution window for agricultural inputs has been reduced significantly by rain and resulting landslides in the earthquake-affected areas.
- The distribution of emergency shelter materials has increased with the arrival of more stocks. On average, 11,500 tarpaulins are being distributed each week, and so far emergency shelter distributions have reached 50 percent of the 1.3 million people in need.
- Over the weekend, the Haitian Government, with the support of WFP and other partners, launched the second phase of food distributions to some 300,000 vulnerable families in Port-au-Prince.
- Government figures show a steady rise in reported cases of suspected malaria, which is to be expected during the current season and the conditions of those living in spontaneous settlements.
- A one-week Inter-agency Standing Committee (IASC) mission to support contingency planning ahead of the rainy season began on Monday in Port-au-Prince.
