Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan, Senior Special Advisor to the World Food Programme (WFP), has called for stronger international action to support Haiti’s most vulnerable populations, concluding a four-day humanitarian mission to the country on Thursday, April 30, 2026.
Speaking at a press conference in Port-au-Prince at the end of her April 27–30 visit, Princess Sarah said she was leaving Haiti with “mixed feelings,” describing both admiration for the resilience of its people and deep concern over worsening humanitarian conditions.
“I leave with mixed feelings of admiration, as I discovered a magnificent country and the determination of the Haitian people to overcome the terrible conditions they face, who refuse to give up despite the conflict,” she said. “But also with a profound sense of anger, and deep indignation at so many forgotten women and children, whose voices are not heard and who do not receive the services and care they need.”
She pledged to use her international platform to advocate for increased global support, stressing that addressing the crisis is a shared obligation.
“This is a collective responsibility… It is everyone’s responsibility to fight against the cruelty we are witnessing in order to guarantee the well-being of each of these populations,” she added.
During her visit, Princess Sarah toured La Paix University Hospital, the main public referral facility serving the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area. Despite widespread disruptions in Haiti’s healthcare system due to ongoing instability, the hospital continues to operate as one of the few major institutions still providing consistent care.
She met with medical staff and visited the emergency and pediatric departments, praising the resilience of healthcare workers operating under severe constraints.
“There is a shortage of beds, but the staff has never faltered; they are always available to support the population in need,” she said, noting that the facility serves more than two million people.
Hospital teams continue to provide essential services despite the closure or partial shutdown of numerous other healthcare facilities in the capital region, where access to care remains severely limited amid a prolonged security and humanitarian crisis.
Princess Sarah was accompanied during the visit by representatives of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), the World Food Programme (WFP) in Haiti, the European Union delegation in Haiti, and the United Nations Resident Coordinator.
Her visit underscores growing international concern over Haiti’s deteriorating humanitarian situation and renewed calls for coordinated global action to support health services, food security, and protection for vulnerable communities.
