The Global Network's 2021 Report on Financing Flows and Food Crises features an analysis of the external financing to the food sectors to countries that experience food crises as identified by the 2021 Global Report on Food Crises. 

It presents a quantitative and neutral analysis of trends of the humanitarian and development assistance to food sectors globally, regionally and nationally between 2016 and 2020 alongside data on acute food insecurity.    

The report estimated that countries facing food crises receive 84% of all humanitarian assistance worldwide and 33% of global development assistance. In terms of food sector financing, these countries receive 92% of global humanitarian assistance to food sectors and 44% of global development assistance to food sectors. Despite of the increased number of people in need 2020 saw the lowest allocation of funds for humanitarian aid in five years.