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 [...]

The cumulative seasonal benefits of the March to May 2024 Long Rains brought above-average rainfall across the country, particularly in Kenya's arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL) counties, leading to a significant improvement in food security compared to the same period last year.  In the current per [...]

The latest IPC Acute Food Insecurity analysis covers all 22 departments of Guatemala, revealing that approximately 2.7 million people are expected to face high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above) during the first projection period. These individuals will require urgent interventio [...]

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 [...]

Mozambique is facing high levels of acute food insecurity in the aftermath of the cyclone season, impacting 63 of the most affected districts, which represent 39 percent of the country's total. From April to September 2024, approximately 2.79 million people are experiencing Acute Food Insecurity (I [...]

The acute malnutrition situation in Mozambique is worsening, with an estimated 144,270 children aged 6 to 59 months and 23,158 pregnant and breastfeeding women needing treatment over the next 12 months. For the projection period (October 2024 to March 2025), the prevalence of acute malnutrition is [...]

Prolonged dry spells, high temperatures, and economic challenges have left approximately 293,000 people in rural Lesotho (19 percent of the population) facing severe food insecurity, classified as IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) or worse, from May to September 2024. Immediate interventions are crucial to addre [...]

In Eswatini, an estimated 243,483 people, equivalent to 20 percent of the population, are experiencing IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) in the current period, spanning from June to September 2024. In the projected period, from October 2024 to March 2025, the number of people experiencing IPC Phase 3 or above (C [...]

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, [...]

During the current period of March to June 2024 which coincides with the post-harvest, 88,000 people (15 percent of the analysed population) are experiencing IPC Phase 3 or above (Crisis or worse). Of this population, 81,000 are in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) and 7,000 in Emergency (IPC Phase 4). Key drive [...]