Between July and September 2026 in 46 predominantly productive districts of Mozambique, an estimated 1.19 million people are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above) and require urgent humanitarian assistance to reduce food consumption gaps and protect livelihoods. Of [...]

AAcross 24 shock-affected districts, acute malnutrition is projected to remain elevated due to acute food insecurity and poor water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) conditions. Between April 2026 and March 2027, an estimated 103,600 children aged 6 to 59 months and 11,100 pregnant and breastfeeding wo [...]

Acute food insecurity has worsened across Karamoja since April 2026, driven by El Niño‑related shocks and rising food prices. Between August and October 2026, approximately 673,000 people—42 percent of the region—are facing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above), the high [...]

Acute malnutrition  has worsened across Karamoja since April 2026, driven by El Niño‑related shocks and deteriorating acute food insecurity, compounded by poor WASH conditions and high prevalence of diarrheal and respiratory diseases.   More than 154,200 children aged 6–59 months and 13,900 [...]

Nearly 3.7 million cases of acute malnutrition are expected among children aged 6–59 months in Bangladesh between January and December 2026 across 37 disaster prone districts affected by acute malnutrition and food insecurity. This caseload includes close to 711,000 children with severe acute maln [...]

Approximately 698,000 people in Zambia are facing IPC Phase 3 or above levels of acute food insecurity from April to September 2026, representing a significant improvement compared to the same period in 2025.   Acute food insecurity is expected to deteriorate between October 2026 and March 2027 d [...]

An estimated 1.9 million people in Malawi (10 percent of the analysed population) are experiencing Crisis (IPC Phase 3) levels of acute food insecurity between April and September 2026, marking a notable improvement compared with the previous two years. This progress reflects a favourable 2025/26 ag [...]

Between April and June 2026, an estimated 2.5 million people (14 percent of the population) faced high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above). Of these, more than 2.3 million people were classified in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) and 120,000 people in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency). Although this r [...]

Between April and May 2026, around 1.77 million people in Burundi (14 percent of the analysed population) faced high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above), including roughly 1.5 million people in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) and 220,000 people in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency). The Imbo Plain and [...]

More than 234,000 people living in rural areas of Lesotho (15 percent of the analysed population) are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above, Crisis or worse) between May and September 2026. The acute food insecurity situation is driven mainly by climatic shocks, hig [...]