United Nations, June 12.- Internally displaced people in Haiti increased by 60 percent between March and April, an increasing rate as a result of violence, said the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
The figures released here estimate that 578 thousand people were forced to leave their homes, more than a third of them from the western department that includes the capital, Port-au-Prince.
The IOM also considered alarming that more than half of the people uprooted from their homes are children.
People continue to flee Port-au-Prince to the provinces, increasing the burden on already vulnerable communities, the entity said.
This Tuesday, the United Nations confirmed that a cargo flight, operated by the World Food Program, landed in the northern city of Cap Haitien, with more than 11 metric tons of products for hygiene and sanitation activities, as well as materials educational.
For its part, the World and Pan American Health Organization distributed almost four tons of medicines and supplies to medical centers in the Port-au-Prince area.
Although the organization assured that there is a channel to deliver aid, it warned about the risks that its workers face for distribution, especially in Port-au-Prince.
To ensure that people receive aid, we must secure the land, said the deputy spokesperson for the Secretary-General (António Guterres), Farhan Haq.
The spokesperson was optimistic about the deployment of the multinational force, approved by the Security Council and led by Kenya, despite the fact that it does not have sufficient funds nor does it have a date for its launch. (Text and photo: PL)
