In the analysed areas of the Grand South and Grand South-East, the nutritional situation remains fragile. Between May 2026 and April 2027, approximately 502,000 children under the age of five are suffering or likely to suffer acute malnutrition. Among them, an estimated 78,000 children are expect [...]

Acute food insecurity remains concerning in Madagascar—concentrated in the southern and eastern regions. Around 2.12 million people (7 percent of the analysed population) are classified in IPC Phase 3 or above (Crisis or worse) between June and September 2026, including over 183,000 people in IPC [...]

Southern and eastern Madagascar continue to face persistently high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above), driven by a combination of factors, including significant climatic shocks and the impacts of the recent socio-political crisis, compounded by a reduction in humanitarian ass [...]

The acute food insecurity situation in Madagascar remains deeply concerning. Approximately 1.2 million people—representing 13 percent of the population in the districts analysed—are currently experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity, classified in IPC Phase 3 or above. This includes 29, [...]

Between May 2025 and April 2026, the acute malnutrition situation in Grand Sud and Ikongo (located in the Fitovinany Region of Grand Sud-Est) is projected to worsen significantly. An estimated 558,000 children under five are either currently suffering or at risk of suffering from acute malnutrition. [...]

Between September and December 2024, around 1.63 million people, or 15 percent of the population analysed faced high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above), requiring an urgent humanitarian response. Of these, 1.58 million people were in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) and 48,000 in Emergency ( [...]

Approximately 357,900 children aged 6 and 59 months are suffering or expected to suffer acute malnutrition between September 2024 and August 2025, with almost 51 percent (182,700) of cases expected in the Grand Sud-Est and 49 percent (175,200) in the Grand Sud. Of that total, 83,400 children are [...]

In the current period (May-September 2024), 12 percent of the rural population in the 36 districts analysed, or 1.22 million people, are facing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above). The most affected districts are Ambovombe Androy and Amboasary Atsimo. Since the end of 2023, [...]

In the current period (October 2023 - January 2024) 17 percent of the population of the 25 districts analysed, or 1.31 million people, are facing high levels acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above), with 43,000 people in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency). The most affected districts are Ambovombe Androy, [...]

In the current period (October 2023 – January 2024), nearly 459,000 children under five are facing/expected to face elevated levels of acute malnutrition.  This includes 263,000 cases in Grand Sud and 196,000 cases in Grand Sud-Est.  During the lean period from February to April 2024 (first pro [...]