The United Nations is warning that “humanitarian assistance should be urgently scaled up to meet immediate needs” in Haiti.  

Half of Haiti’s population of 12 million people are currently experiencing severe hunger, with at least two million people in an emergency situation, according to a new report released Wednesday, Oct. 28, by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a multi-partner UN initiative. 

Gang warfare, skyrocketing food prices and an approaching storm season are compounding the crisis.

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