UN warns 1.5 million Haitians face severe hunger

GENEVA, Switzerland, CMC -A United Nations food relief agency says it remains “extremely concerned” by the plight of 1.5 million people in Haiti who need food assistance following extreme weather conditions and poor harvests. In addition to the 1.5 million people facing food insecurity, the World Food Programme (WFP) said a further 6.7 million people in the impoverished, French-speaking Caribbean country are struggling to meet their own food needs on a regular basis. Before the hurricane season, which runs from June to November, WFP said it had pre-positioned emergency supplies to cover the needs of 300,000 people for two days with ready-to-use food and for four weeks with staple food rations.