Between April and July 2026, an estimated 2.6 million people in Ecuador are expected to face high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above), representing a slight deterioration compared with the December 2025 to March 2026 period. Of this total, approximately 2.5 million people are proj [...]

One in two people in Government of Yemen (GoY)-controlled areas of Yemen continue experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity, with a deteriorating macroeconomic crisis, alongside conflict and instability, leaving millions unable to meet basic food needs.   Nearly 5 million people are exper [...]

Six million people in Somalia—31 percent of the analysed population—are facing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above) between April and June 2026, including 1.9 million in Emergency (IPC Phase 4). This marks an increase of more than half a million people compared to the� [...]

Nearly 1.88 million children are now expected to require treatment for acute malnutrition in Somalia in 2026—42,000 more than previously projected. Burhakaba District has reached IPC AMN Phase 5 (Extremely Critical) and faces a risk of Famine under a plausible worst-case scenario.  The updated [...]

The IPC analysis in Sudan was a complex exercise, given the sheer size of the country and the analytical challenges posed by the ongoing conflict. While IPC findings for February–May 2026 (post-harvest season) cover the entire country (195 localities and IDP settlements), findings for June–Septe [...]

The IPC conducted a projection update analysis for the period of January to June 2026, focused on the provinces of North Kivu, South Kivu, Ituri and Tanganyika. More than 9.9 million people in these four areas will continue to experience high levels of acute food insecurity in this period. Although [...]

The food security situation in Lebanon has worsened following the drastic escalation in hostilities and widespread displacement that began in early March 2026. Around 1.24 million people are facing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above) between April and August 2026, which is wo [...]

Between April and July 2026, an estimated 7.8 million people in South Sudan are facing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC AFI Phase 3 or above). This represents an increase of approximately 280,000 people compared to the September 2025 IPC analysis. Around 73,000 people are classified in IPC [...]

The acute malnutrition situation in South Sudan continues to deteriorate. Similarly to acute food insecurity, this projection update shows an increase in the number of children suffering acute malnutrition from 2.1 million to 2.2 million, representing approximately 90,000 additional cases requiring [...]

Prolonged dry spells, flooding, persistently high staple food prices, declining household purchasing power, and limited income opportunities are driving around 10 percent of the analysed population in rural districts of mainland Tanzania into high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or ab [...]