Between the months of August and September 2023, an estimated 1.59 million people representing 17 percent of the population in Zambia have been classified in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worst. This population will require urgent humanitarian food assistance to reduce food gaps, protect and restore livel [...]

Over 1.35 million Zambians (10% of the analysed population) are experiencing severe food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 - Crisis) between July and September 2022, due to high food prices and climatic shocks. This population requires urgent humanitarian action to reduce food gaps, protect and restore liveli [...]

The latest IPC Acute Food Insecurity analysis results indicate that between July and September 2021, about 1.18 million people in Zambia are facing high levels of acute food insecurity, classified in Crisis (IPC Phase 3). Flooding, high maize prices, and pests drive the country’s acute food insecu [...]

According to the acute food insecurity analysis update in Zambia for the February-March 2021 projection period, an estimated 1.73 million people (25% of the analysed population) are likely to face high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above). This includes around 1.5 million people in [...]

According to the acute food insecurity analysis in Zambia, it is estimated that around 1.42 million people (22% of the analysed population) were facing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above) between July and September 2020, despite increased crop production in most areas. That i [...]

In the current period (May to September 2019) around 1.7 million people are estimated to be in IPC Phase 3 or worse. In the projection period, covering the lean season between October 2019 and March 2020, the number of people in need of urgent action is expected to rise to about 2.3 million people. [...]

The food security situation between May and September was generally stable with the majority of the 58 districts being classified in IPC Phase 2 however two districts namely Lunga and Mambwe were classified in IPC Crisis Phase 3. During this period, about 610,067 people will be facing IPC Phase 3 or [...]