Nearly 1.6 million children aged 6-59 months are suffering or expected to suffer elevated levels of acute malnutrition between June 2024 and May 2025 – a figure that represents an increase of 11 pecent compared to the last IPC AMN analysis of 2023. This total includes 424,532 cases of Severe Acute [...]

An estimated 484,490 children aged 6-59 months are suffering or expected to suffer elevated levels of acute malnutrition between June 2024 and May 2025 – a figure that has more than doubled compared to the last IPC AMN analysis of 2022. This total includes 84,985 cases of Severe Acute Malnutrition [...]

The acute food insecurity and malnutrition situation in South Sudan is deteriorating as a result of the economic crisis, repeated climatic shocks – primarily widespread flooding – and conflict and insecurity. The inflow of returnees and refugees fleeing the conflict in Sudan is exacerbating the [...]

Acute malnutrition is expected to worsen in all governorates, driven by seasonal diseases in high-density population settings alongside reduced assistance to children and pregnant and breastfeeding women. In Rafah, the deterioration is expected to reach critical level (IPC AMN Phase 4). Prioritizing [...]

An estimated 1.6 million cases of children aged 6 to 59 months are expected to experience acute malnutrition between August 2024 and July 2025. This includes approximately 403,000 children likely to suffer from severe acute malnutrition (SAM). Compared to the same season last year, this represents a [...]

Between July 2024 and June 2025, nearly 4.5 million children aged 6 to 59 months are facing or expected to face acute malnutrition, including approximately 1.4 million cases of severe acute malnutrition and 3.1 million cases of moderate acute malnutrition. It is also estimated that 3.7 million pregn [...]

The Integrated Phase classification for Acute Malnutrition (IPC AMN) analysis conducted in July 2024 shows overall improvement. However, some areas continue to report high levels of acute malnutrition. Turkana South improved from IPC AMN Phase 5 (Extremely Critical) to IPC AMN Phase 4 (Critical). Tu [...]

By the end of 2024, an estimated 609,808 children will be acutely malnourished, with 118,570 projected to suffer from severe acute malnutrition—a 34 percent increase from 2023 levels. Additionally, around 222,918 pregnant and breastfeeding women are expected to be malnourished. These projections a [...]

Around 72,000 children aged 6 to 59 months and over 19,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women are suffering or expected to suffer from acute malnutrition between November 2025 and October 2026. In the current period (November 2025 - April 2026), corresponding to the lean season, the district of Doa i [...]

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 [...]