The population in two counties in South Sudan are at risk of famine in the coming months, as conflict in Upper Nile state escalates.
WFP has consistently warned of alarming and deteriorating conditions on the ground, and the risks imposed by limiting humanitarian aid to hungry people in desperate need of assistance.
Acute food insecurity and child malnutrition rose for the sixth consecutive year in 2024 in some of the world’s most vulnerable regions, according to the Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) released today.Â
Populations across the Gaza Strip are at risk of famine as fighting has surged again, border crossings are still closed and food is dangerously scarce.
Conflict, displacement, economic deterioration and recurrent extreme weather in West and Central Africa are driving millions of people towards emergency levels of hunger.
The World Food Programme has depleted all its food stocks for families in Gaza.
Hunger and malnutrition are on the rise in Ethiopia as ongoing conflict, regional instability, displacement, drought and economic shocks leave millions without sufficient nutritious food, WFP warned today.
Despite WFP’s expanded emergency response, an escalation in violence, displacement, economic turmoil and disruptions to local food production are fueling hunger in Haiti.
Vulnerable families in the northeast of South Sudan are at a critical tipping point as conflict escalates and hunger nears record levels, WFP warned today.
