Hard Numbers

Hard number: Haiti’s hunger crisis

Natalie Johnson

Five years after President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated, the turmoil in Haiti – where gangs control large swaths of the country and continue to sow chaos – shows no signs of abating. The consequence is a burgeoning humanitarian crisis, with 1.4 million people displaced, and millions more facing food shortages. Officials fear the Iran war could make it worse: the Strait of Hormuz’s closure has cut energy and fertilizer supplies, thereby increasing the price of food.

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