UN Seeks $674 Million for Crisis-Hit Haiti in 2024

FILE — People fleeing gang violence take shelter at a sports arena in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sept. 1, 2023. FILE - A health worker holds a toddler at the Fontaine Hospital Center that treats malnourished children in the Cite Soleil area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, May 29, 2023.

The United Nations launched an appeal for $674 million on Tuesday for humanitarian projects in Haiti, as the Caribbean nation faces soaring violence and a severe food crisis.