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St¨¦phane Dujarric< spokesperson for the Secretary-General, at a podium with Ant¨®nio Guterres

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17 April 2026

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The World Food Programme (WFP) today called for support for Haiti as it issued a new report that shows that 5.8 million Haitians ¡ª 52 per cent of the population ¡ª continue to face acute food insecurity. WFP needs $332 million to maintain its crucial operations over the next 12 months.

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The Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General provides information to the media on the activities of the UN system as a whole through daily briefings, direct responses to media enquiries, press conferences, background briefings and interviews with the Secretary-General, the Deputy Secretary-General and other senior officials.

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St¨¦phane Dujarric

St¨¦phane Dujarric

Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

dujarric>at<un.org

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Farhan Haq

Farhan Haq

Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

haqf>at<un.org

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St¨¦phanie Tremblay

St¨¦phanie Tremblay

Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

tremblay>at<un.org

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Daniela Gross De Almeida

Daniela Gross De Almeida

Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

daniela.grossdealmeida>at<un.org

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Shirin Yaseen

Shirin Yaseen

Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

shirin.yaseen>at<un.org