UN chief warns it is ‘urgent we pay attention’ to Haiti crisis

A man collects water from a puddle in downtown in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, June 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Haiti’s humanitarian crisis has reached unprecedented levels amid reports of widespread hunger and gang violence, the executive directors of two UN agencies have warned.

Cindy McCain, executive director of the World Food Programme, said “Haiti is forgotten” and it is “urgent we pay attention”.