In 2022, 258 million people faced high levels of acute food insecurity, in 58 countries/territories, with available data. This was up from 193 million in 53 countries in 2021...
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Somalia
Heavy rainfall and flooding across Somalia – exacerbated by the lingering effects of previous droughts – have driven 4 million people (21 percent of the population)...
An estimated 1.7 million children aged from 6 to 59 months face acute malnutrition between January and December 2024, including 430,000 who are likely...
Highlights: War and violent conflicts are often factors in the current food crisis. East Africa were living in a crisis or worse (IPC/CH Phase 3 or higher)...
Since the discovery of aflatoxins in the 1960s, knowledge in the mycotoxin research field has increased dramatically. Hundreds of review articles have been published summarizing many different aspects...
Somalia’s prolonged humanitarian crisis is marked by recurrent climate shocks like droughts and floods. WFP implements Integrated risk management tools like anticipatory action to mitigate the impact...
Highlights: Drought dampened economic activity in 2022, wiping out the agricultural sector and intensifying a humanitarian crisis. Relentless drought and high food prices weakened household...
The currently accepted means of categorizing household food insecurity and identifying famine or famine risk is through Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis. IPC...
Food security keeps deteriorating globally according to the latest Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC), published on 3 May 2023. There are currently around...
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In 2022, the demand for humanitarian assistance grew larger than ever. There was an exceptional donor response to the unprecedented increase in the number of people in need – driven...