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Statistics:

• Total population (2006): 9,446,000
• Gross national income per capita (2006-PPP international $): 1,070
• Income share held by lowest 20% (2001): 2.4%
  
• Life expectancy at birth m/f (years): 59/63 (2006)
• Rural population (% of total population) (2006): 60.5%
• Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) (2003): 27.9%
• Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births): 80 (2006)
• Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2006): 8.0
• Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$ million) (2006) 160

(Figures are for 2006 unless indicated. Sources: WHO, IFAD, World Bank)

Information from HLTF agencies

IMF

• Use IMF data mapper to get an insight into Haiti’s economic outlook, including key facts on demography, economy and balance of payments.
• Read more at: http://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/index.php
• To know more about most recent Haiti’s transactions with the IMF, read: http://www.imf.org/external/np/fin/tad/extrans1.aspx?memberKey1=400&endD...
• To see how IMF supported Haiti in recovering from high food and fuel prices through its PRGF see both: http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2009/car021309a.htm and
  http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2009/pr0934.htm

UN

• See from UN Development Group how country teams are organized by theme groups in Haiti:
  http://www.undg.org/unct.cfm?module=ThemeGroup

OECD

• Aid at a glance in Haiti:
  Read more at: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/62/26/1877775.gif
• Donor coordination in Haiti? OECD 2008 survey to monitor Paris declaration country chapter
  Read more at: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/62/9/42543794.pdf
• Gender in Haiti: http://genderindex.org/country/haiti

DESA

• More population statistics from DESA http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/worldageing19502050/pdf/10...
• See wall chart on Rural Population, Development and the Environment that displays country-based information on various aspects of population, including changes in rural populations and their relationship with development and the environment
  http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/2007_PopDevt/Rural_2007.pdf
• Haiti and gender: women carry the bucket of food security … http://www.unifem.org/progress/2008/media/POWW08_fig_chapter3.pdf

WHO

• More statistics on health, child mortality, water access and sanitation at WHO:
  http://www.who.int/countries/hti/en/
• WHO contributed to respond to the crisis by both helping raise funds for the country aid appeal (see below also OCHA on that) and contributing to CERF (United Nations Central Emergency Fund). See more at: http://ochaonline.un.org/Default.aspx?tabid=4629

UNDP

• Latest available Human Development Report for Haiti, focuses on vulnerability and poverty
  Read more at: http://hdr.undp.org/en/reports/nationalreports/latinamericathecaribbean/...
• Will Haiti be able to meet MDGs by 2015? UNDP national office works out different scenarios.
  Read more at: http://www.ht.undp.org/public/omdhaiti.php
• UNDP response to both food prices and economic crises in Haiti: http://www.undp.org/latinamerica/crisis.shtml
  Food prices in UNDP engagement in Haiti for 2009-2011:
  http://www.undp.org/latinamerica/countryprogramme.shtml

UN special adviser on MDGs

• MDG Monitor tracks Haiti’s performance on achieving the MDGs. What about eradication of poverty and hunger?
  Read more at: http://www.mdgmonitor.org/factsheets_00.cfm?c=HTI&cd

UNOHRLLS

• Country profile at http://www.unohrlls.org/en/orphan/307/

UNDPKO

• A UN stabilization mission is ongoing in Haiti since 2004 with more than 9000 people in force. On the background and role of the mission please have a look at: http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/missions/minustah/background.html

UNCTAD

• UNCTAD country fact sheets contain the most relevant indicators about FDI in Haiti. Read 2008 update at http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Page.asp?intItemID=3198&lang=1
• Commodity price statistics provide monthly free-market prices and price indices starting in January 1960 for selected commodities that concern commodity-dependent countries. Restricted area at: http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Page.asp?intItemID=1889&lang=1

WTO

• See Haiti trade profile at:
  http://stat.wto.org/CountryProfile/WSDBCountryPFView.aspx?Language=E&Cou...
• See also Haiti tariffs as at 2008:
  http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tariffs_e/tariff_profiles_2008_e/hti...

IFAD

• Country profile on rural poverty and food insecurity in Haiti. Who are the rural poor in Haiti and why are they poor?
  Read more at: http://www.ruralpovertyportal.org/web/guest/country/home/tags/haiti
• IFAD’s response to food crisis in Haiti: http://operations.ifad.org/web/ifad/operations/country/home/tags/haiti

WB

• Get more agriculture-related data and statistics on Haiti at http://www.worldbank.org/ht
  To have an insight into remittances, have a look at the following chart: .xls table (add)
• To look at Bank’s response to the Food Crisis in Haiti, please follow the link:
  http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:21784284~men...
• Or use the following to get an update on project status in Haiti:
  http://www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/foodprices/pdf/GFRPProjectStatus.pdf

FAO

• Haiti country profile, including maps on land use, farming systems etc. at http://www.fao.org/countryProfiles/index.asp?lang=en&ISO3=HTI
• FAO also provides local food price data by country at the following address: http://www.fao.org/giews/pricetool/
• FAO response to food crisis in Haiti is described here: http://www.fao.org/isfp/country-information/haiti/en/

WFP

• Vulnerability assessment by WFP for a comprehensive analysis of how hunger and vulnerability spread throughout the country. To know more Read: http://documents.wfp.org/stellent/groups/public/documents/ena/wfp197127.pdf
• And browse the following to monitor food aid flows in Haiti over the last decade: http://www.wfp.org/fais/
• To have a quick glimpse at hunger hotspots in the country and WFP response to soaring food prices, have a look at Haiti country page http://www.wfp.org/countries/haiti

UNHCR

• Refugees, asylum-seeking people and IDPs in Haiti. Have a look at the most recent statistical yearbook from UNCHR
  http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home/opendoc.pdf?id=4981c3dc2&tbl...
• For more info on Haiti through UNCHR network pls visit:
  http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/refworld/rwmain?page=country&skip...

OCHA

• Current appeal in Haiti from OCHA to enhance preparedness of the country to hurricanes and other natural disasters: http://ochaonline.un.org/humanitarianappeal/webpage.asp?Page=1730
• Humanitarian response to latest crises in Haiti: have a look at the consolidated Aid Appeal at: http://ochaonline.un.org/humanitarianappeal/webpage.asp?Page=1695
• And see how OCHA tracks funding requirements and contributions through the Financial Tracking Service (FTS) on
  http://ocha.unog.ch/fts/pageloader.aspx?page=search-reporting_display&CQ...

UNICEF

• Nutritional facts and basic statistics on Haiti with a focus on issues facing children in the country
  http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/haiti.html
• Use UNICEF dataset for statistics and monitoring to generate your own charts on variables of your interest in child malnutrition in Haiti (in context) by using:
  http://www.unicef.org/statistics/index_step2.php?
• UNICEF response to food crisis
  Recovery form 2008 hurricane with focus on food and water aid while working on emergency preparedness for next hurricane season (water sanitation and soaring food prices). Read more at:
  http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/haiti_49915.html

UNEP

• UNEP promotes the billion tree campaign in Haiti to halt soil degradation... http://www.unep.org/billiontreecampaign/CampaignNews/FoodFor_ThePoor.asp

Food Security and Haiti National Government

Already in late 90s, and as a follow up to the 1996 World Food Summit, the Government of Haiti set up a National Food Security Coordination Unit (CNSA - Coordination Nationale pour la Sécurité Alimentaire). The CNSA website provides information on the food security situation in Haiti.