Haiti Fuel-Price Hike Deepens Hunger and Triggers Protests

AP report documenting the food security impact of Haiti's fuel price hike — 37% for diesel and 29% for gasoline, announced on April 2, 2026. With the economy contracting for seven consecutive years and 32% inflation by the end of fiscal year 2025, rising transportation costs are forcing families to cut meals and humanitarian organizations such as WFP to reroute deliveries. Nearly 40% of Haitians live on less than USD 2.15 per day; the WFP warns it cannot reach 60,000 people in the central region due to gang violence, which controls an estimated 90% of fuel distribution in the country.