Haiti's Kids Face Famine

Foreign Press Association USA

Overlooked in Ridley Scott’s biopic is Napoleon’s role in trying to reintroduce slavery into Haiti, but then the world often forgets the chaos it has helped introduce there for over two centuries. Now with ports and airports closed following its descent into lawlessness, Haiti’s children suffer daily from the country’s growing food crisis. In this latest FPA briefing, Chris Greene and Remenson Tenor of Meds & Food for Kids show the desperate need for emergency food relief to children in the country. Tenor joins us from Haiti in Cap-Hatienne where he oversees the production of emergency food by Meds & Food for Kids for UNICEF, and describe conditions in the country and the possible responses from local and global actors. They call for urgent action to ensure secure access to food and other essential supplies - which are available to deploy in-country. Meds & Food for Kids produces lifesaving ready-to-use therapeutic food for distribution throughout Haiti and 17 other countries. Chris Greene is M&FK’s CEO who works with the organization’s global stakeholders, partners and the team in Cap Haitien, Haiti, and has many years of experience in the country. Remenson Tenor succeeded Greene as COO of the organization. Remenson leads a team of nearly 90 locals at the Cap-Haitien factory in who annually produce more than 400 metric tons of emergency, life-saving ready-to-use-therapeutic-foods to save the lives of starving children and mothers. This team provided emergency treatments to more than 100,000 malnourished Haitians last year. Haitian-born and educated the USA, Remenson has worked in food safety, He has worked in management with the organization for five years.