The 2023 IPC analysis for Malawi is indicative that 3 million people representing 15 percent of the total population are experiencing high acute food insecurity IPC Phase 3, Crisis, in 28 districts and four cities. This situation will prevail from June to September 2023 for the aforementioned population. Thus, immediate measures need to be taken to protect livelihoods and reduce food consumption gaps. An additional 5.9 million individuals are currently classified under IPC Phase 2, Stressed and necessitate intervention to mitigate disaster risks and protect their livelihoods. Eleven districts are classified in IPC Phase 3, Crisis, these include: Balaka, Blantyre, Chikhwawa, Chiradzulu, Machinga, Mangochi, Mulanje, Nsanje, Phalombe, Thyolo and Zomba. Key factors driving this situation are the various climatic shocks experienced throughout the district, mainly dry spells, cyclones and floods, leading to below average crop production; economic decline, including the effects of the war in Ukraine on fuel and commodity prices, the 25 percent devaluation of the Malawi Kwacha, high input prices, leading to high costs of production and the continued high food inflation leading to high food prices and low purchasing power. The situation is expected to worsen during the period from October 2023 to March 2024. In this projected period, 4.4 million people, representing 22 percent of total Malawians in the country will be in IPC Phase 3 or above (Crisis or worse). These people will require humanitarian assistance to sustain livelihoods and mitigate food consumption gaps.