Levels of acute malnutrition in Somalia have risen for two consecutive years. From January–December 2026, an estimated 1.84 million children aged 6–59 months are expected to suffer acute malnutrition, including 483,000 cases of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) that require urgent treatment.  Bet [...]

From February–March 2026,  a staggering 6.5 million people in Somalia are estimated to be facing high levels of acute food insecurity—nearly double the population classified in IPC Acute Food Insecurity (AFI) Phase 3 or above (Crisis or worse) in August 2025. This includes more than 2 million p [...]

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, Doa District is classi [...]

Southern and eastern Madagascar continue to face persistently high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above), driven by a combination of factors, including significant climatic shocks and the impacts of the recent socio-political crisis, compounded by a reduction in humanitarian ass [...]

An estimated 2 million children aged 6–59 months are suffering or expected to suffer acute malnutrition in Chad between October 2025 and September 2026, including nearly 484,000 children expected to suffer severe acute malnutrition. More than 219,000 pregnant or breastfeeding women are likely to [...]

Between December 2024 and March 2025, around 6.2 million people (30 percent of the population analysed) experienced high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above). This included around 416,000 people (2 percent of the analysed population) in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency) and 5.8 million peopl [...]

Between October 2025 and March 2026 in 47 predominantly productive districts of Mozambique, an estimated 1.2 million people are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above) and require urgent humanitarian assistance to reduce food consumption gaps and protect livelihoods. [...]

An estimated 1.6 million children aged 6–59 months will suffer from acute malnutrition in Niger from August 2025–July 2026, including more than 410,000 children expected to face severe acute malnutrition. In addition, over 306,800 pregnant and breastfeeding women are likely to suffer from acute [...]

Nearly 179,000 children aged 6 to 59 months are suffering or expected to suffer from acute malnutrition between November 2025 and October 2026 in Mauritania. This includes over 42,000 cases of severe acute malnutrition, which leaves children at an increased risk of death. Approximately 71,000 pre [...]

The acute food insecurity situation in Lebanon has further eased compared to the first half of 2025, but there are still a significant number of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity. Between November 2025 and March 2026, around 874,000 Lebanese residents, Syrian refugees, Palestine ref [...]