Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
What was announced
In Haiti, nearly 14,000 people have fled their homes in Petite-Rivière-de-l’Artibonite since violence erupted on 19 October, according to the International Organization for Migration. The World Food Programme warns that acute hunger is on track to hit record levels, affecting 6.35 million people beginning next March.
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- “In Haiti, nearly 14,000 people have fled their homes in Petite-Rivière-de-l’Artibonite since violence erupted on 19 October, according to the International Organization for Migration.”
- “The World Food Programme warns that acute hunger is on track to hit record levels, affecting 6.35 million people beginning next March.”
Who and where
Global and regional bodies
- United Nations (Level 8 of 10) · more news
- World Food Programme (Level 8 of 10) · more news
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Where this sits in the 10 levels of power
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- Level 6: National government · news at this level
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- Original: https://press.un.org/en/2026/db261029.doc.htm
- Published 2026-10-29 22:04:26 UTC
- Read by this site 2026-10-29 23:00:12 UTC from UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases
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