During the current period (April–July 2026), approximately 473,000 people (32 percent of the analysed population) in Uganda's Karamoja region are facing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above), including 41,000 people in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency) and 432,000 in IPC Phase 3 (Crisi [...]

Acute malnutrition remains a significant concern in the Karamoja region in Uganda. Between March 2026 and February 2027, approximately 122,100 children (aged 6–59 months) are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition, including 30,600 severely malnourished cases, alongside 8,000 pregnant and brea [...]

Uganda is facing a significant refugee crisis, hosting over 1.9 million refugees—the largest number in Africa and the sixth largest globally. In the 13 refugee settlements assessed, as well as in Kampala, approximately 712,000 people (37 percent of the analysed population) are expected to be exper [...]

The IPC Acute Malnutrition (AMN) analysis of Uganda’s refugee settlements and Kampala’s urban refugees found that approximately 56,681 children aged 6–59 months and 6,827 pregnant or breastfeeding women (PBW) are suffering or projected to suffer from acute malnutrition between April 2025 and M [...]

An estimated 1.42 million people in Uganda are expected to face high levels of food insecurity between August 2025 and February 2026. This is an improvement compared to the current analysis period (April to July 2025) when approximately 2.46 million people were classified in IPC Phase 3 or above. T [...]

Approximately 428,000 children aged 6–59 months and 84,000 pregnant or breastfeeding women are suffering or expected to suffer from acute malnutrition across 43 districts in Uganda between March 2025 to February 2026 and require urgent nutrition support or treatment. The highest is reported in Ka [...]

Approximately 797,000 people in refugee-hosting districts in Uganda are facing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above), representing 17 percent of the population analysed. Of the 12 districts analysed, four were classified in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis), while the remaining eight were c [...]

Between April 2024 and March 2025, approximately 54,000 children aged 6-59 months and 9,800 pregnant or breastfeeding women (PBW) are suffering or projected to suffer acute malnutrition in the 13 refugee settlements and urban refugee populations. This corresponds to a 53 and 26 percent reduction f [...]

Between March and July 2024 which corresponds to the lean season, all the nine districts of Karamoja region are classified in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis), with 45 percent of the population analysed (600,000 people) facing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above). This includes 84,000 peo [...]

Approximately 112,270 children aged 6-59 months and 8,980 pregnant or breastfeeding women (PBW) across the Karamoja region are facing or expected to face acute malnutrition and will need treatment between March 2024 and February 2025 in the Karamoja region of Uganda. Of that total, 21,719 are severe [...]