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 [...]

Approximately 1.4 million people—equivalent to 13 percent of the analysed population—experienced high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above) between November and March 2026, including over 35,000 people in Emergency (IPC Phase 4) nationwide. Food insecurity was primarily driven b [...]

Between April and August 2026, over 2 million people—nearly one in three—in the Central African Republic are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above), including 262,000 people in Emergency (IPC Phase 4). The situation is less severe than previously projected due t [...]

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 [...]