Haiti — Report on the internal displacement situation in Haiti — Round 8 (September 2024)

Round 8, which took place from August 1 to September 4, 2024, indicates the presence of 702,973 internally displaced persons in Haiti, almost 22% more than in Round 7.

The armed attacks in the municipality of Gressier (located in the West department, outside the MAPAP) are the main reason for this increase; this municipality has been almost emptied of its population following these attacks and has become the second municipality of origin of IDPs in the country whereas it was in 5th position during Round 7.

 A slight decrease (6%) in the number of IDPs was observed in the MAPAP, reflecting the continuation of displacement from the capital to provinces but in smaller proportions compared to the period of March-April 2024. Returns of some IDPs that was also observed, in particular in certain neighborhoods of the municipality of Cité Soleil (see the section on returnees).

 The MAPAP currently hosts a quarter of the country's IDPs, compared to nearly a third in Round 7 (25% in Round 8 vs 32% in Round 7).

Provinces thus host 75% of the country's IDPs. In particular, the Great South (departments of South, Grande'Anse, South-East and Nippes) which host almost half of IDPs: 45% of the country's IDPs are hosted in these 4 departments.

  The West Department, particularly the MAPAP, is the provenance of the vast majority of IDPs in all departments. The only exception is Artibonite, where 56% of IDPs fled from areas within the same department..

 At the national level, the majority of IDPs are hosted in host families/out of sites: 83% (vs 17% in sites). However, in the MAPAP the majority of IDPs reside in sites (63% in sites vs. 37% in host families/out of sites), while in provinces the opposite is true (98% in host families/out of sites vs. 2% in sites).

, 65,535 returnees formerly IDPs were identified, particularly in the commune of Cité Soleil where a 151% increase in the number of returnees was observed. It should be noted that for the moment these returns remain very fragile and are not sustainable, particularly in the MAPAP. Indeed, returnees are often displaced again following new attacks in their return area: in the MAPAP, 52% of IDPs have already been displaced more than once and these multiple movements include new ones after returning home