Food security across the country has begun improving in August and September and is expected to continue on a positive trend through December 2014 according to seasonal patterns, particularly in areas not affected by conflict. Normal rainfall, good crop planting and performance, and the start of the [...]

According to the IPC analysis conducted in September 2014, 1 province is in Phase 4, 15 provinces are in Phase 3, 17 in Phase 2 and 1 in Phase 1. Around 4.5% of the total population (1.183 million people) is in Phase 4 (Emergency), 18.8% (4.902 million) in Phase 3 (Crisis), 26.3% (6.841 million) in [...]

This IPC Acute Food Insecurity covers the four riverine districts in the Northern part of Bangladesh, namely Kurigram, Gaibandha, Sirajganj and Jamalpur. In total, 35% of the total population are classified in crisis (IPC Phase 3) and 13% in Emergency (IPC Phase 4) that is around 3559086 and 133600 [...]

The unit of classification for IPC Acute Food Insecurity analysis is the area. In Sudan the analysis was conducted at the locality level (some localities in Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan were not analyzed due to lack of access, while West Kordofan state was not analyzed due to the fact that t [...]

According to the 2014 long rains assessment in Kenya, an estimated 1.5 million people are acutely food insecure and will require immediate food assistance over the next six months (September 2014 – February 2015). This number has increased from 1.3 million who required food assistance in February [...]

The 11th IPC analysis cycle covers five of the eleven provinces of the country, located in Eastern DRC and mostly affected by armed conflicts in a context of generalized poverty and weak representation of State Institutions.  The analysis took into account 67 territories and the findings depending [...]

The persistence of natural disasters and shocks in Burundi, the most frequent of which are water shortages, floods, hail, crop diseases such as severe mosaic and Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW), maintain an agricultural context that stagnates almost every season. The situation is getting worse - for B [...]

The Livelihood Zones that make up the municipalities of Region 13, (departments of Valle, Choluteca, municipalities south of El Paraíso, south of Francisco Morazán, south of La Paz), have been classified in Phase 1 (Minimal) and Phase 2 (Stressed) for the period running from May 27th 2014 until 1 [...]

The food situation in Djibouti has improved substantially in some areas (Ali Sabieh and Tadjourah), while the effects of persistent drought are still felt in others (Obock) where livelihoods have been severely affected. The return to rainfall trend at the end of 2012 persisted in 2013, especially w [...]

Key results for May 2014 Overall, there are over 3.5 million people (30% of the total population) in crisis or emergency food insecurity phases (IPC Phases 3 and 4). This is about 115% increase compared to the same time last year. However, the food insecurity situation varies widely from State t [...]