Situation Analysis of Internally Displaced and Repatriated Persons in the Commune of Belladère, Haiti
Summary: FAO's context analysis of the commune of Belladère, the main entry point for people forcibly repatriated from the Dominican Republic and a host community for large numbers of internally displaced persons. Drawing on IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix data through June 2025, it finds nearly 70 percent of displaced and repatriated households have poor or borderline food consumption and describes widespread negative coping strategies, while noting that most repatriated people intend to remain and integrate locally rather than move on.
Key Findings
- The July-August 2025 FAO context analysis describes Belladere as both a main entry point for people repatriated from the Dominican Republic and a host community for many internally displaced people.
- Nearly 70 percent of displaced and repatriated people reported poor or borderline food consumption, and negative coping strategies such as reducing meals, taking on debt and precarious work were widespread.
- Livelihoods among displaced and repatriated households relied heavily on humanitarian assistance, subsistence farming and small trade.
- Nearly 80 percent of displaced and repatriated households had farming experience, but they faced constraints including lack of inputs, financing and land.
- Belladere hosted more than 27,000 internally displaced people and accounted for more than half of recorded arrivals in the first half of 2025.
- FAO recommends immediate cash transfers and emergency food-production support, followed by seeds, tools, small livestock, training, cash-for-work and longer-term social protection, secure land access and climate-resilient agriculture.
How to cite
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 2025, Situation Analysis of Internally Displaced and Repatriated Persons in the Commune of Belladère, Haiti, https://reliefweb.int/attachments/aa5b35ee-89d0-4e53-9d0e-51b4700c87c9/Analyse%20de%20la%20situation%20des%20personnes%20de%CC%81place%CC%81es%20internes%20et%20rapatrie%CC%81es%20dans%20la%20commune%20de%20Bellade%CC%80re_Haiti_FAO2025_FR.pdf