UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says that violence and insecurity in Haiti continues to disrupt aid operations, with the World Health Organization (WHO) also warning that less than half of health facilities in the capital are functioning at their normal capacity.

Deputy spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary General Farhan Haq said that the humanitarian community continues to strongly appeal to all parties to urgently allow unhindered, safe access to people in need.

He said that as an example of the volatile environment and its impact on the health sector, the Bernard Mevs hospital in Port-au-Prince, which had recently reopened, was forced to suspend its operations again due to insecurity.

“Despite the challenges, the World Health Organization is supporting the Ministry of Health and local partners with supplies and logistics, including water, sanitation and hygiene, and disease surveillance in centres for displaced people,” Haq said.

He said, too, that the World Food Programme is able to provide 17,500 hot meals to displaced people, while the United Nations Children’s Fund and its partners continue to provide psychosocial support to people impacted by the recent events.

Meanwhile, the United States is continuing with the evacuation of its nationals from the French-speaking Caribbean Community country where criminal gangs are seeking to overthrow the Government of Prime Minister Dr Ariel Henry.

US State Department spokesman Mathew Miller said that there were four flights planned for Tuesday, following Monday’s three helicopter flights.

“We have facilitated the safe departure of over 340 citizens out of Haiti since March 17. We continue to explore other alternatives to evacuate American citizens from Haiti, but I don’t have anything further to announce today,” Miller told reporters Tuesday.