Countries In Focus
Democratic Republic of the Congo: over 26 million people in the DRC experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity
Approximately 26.4 million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are experiencing high levels of Acute Food Insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above) for the period of July to December 2022, driven by widespread poverty, conflict and displacement as well as low agricultural production, high food prices and a lack of basic infrastructure.
HAITI: 4.7 million people experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity driven by armed gang activities and natural disasters
The latest IPC analysis shows a significant increase in the severity of Haiti's food crisis, with 4.7 million people, nearly half of the population, experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity
Somalia: 6.7 million people across Somalia will likely face high levels of acute food insecurity, Famine projected in two districts
The IPC Famine Review Committee (FRC) was activated on August 5th 2022 following a request from the IPC Somalia Technical Working Group (TWG), to review their recent analysis of three units of analysis in Bay region (rural populations in Baidoa and Burhakaba districts, and newly arrived IDPs in Baidoa settlements).
North East Nigeria: over 1.3 million children under five likely acutely malnourished
The acute malnutrition situation in North East Nigeria is classified as Alert (IPC Phase 2) or Serious (IPC Phase 3) in many areas during the current period of January to April 2022, with 1 of the areas analyzed being in IPC Acute Malnutrition (AMN) Phase 1, 8 areas in IPC Phase 2 and 1 area in IPC Phase 3.
Sudan: IPC analysis reveals a sharp deterioration in country's food crisis, with nearly 12 million hungry people
With significant increases in food and other commodity prices, a reduced harvest, and continued conflict, acute food insecurity in Sudan continues to worsen rapidly.
Guatemala: 4.6 million people projected to be highly food insecure through September 2022
Over 4.6 million people (26% of the analyzed population of 17.6 million) are likely to experience high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above) in Guatemala between June and September 2022.
Somalia: Risk of Famine heightens, 7.1 million people likely experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity
Worsening drought is putting some areas in central and southern Somalia at an increased Risk of Famine through at least September 2022 if the current Gu season crop and livestock production fails, food prices continue to rise sharply and humanitarian assistance is not scaled up to reach those most in need.
Southern Madagascar Around 1.68 million people experiencing high acute food insecurity
After being hit by the storm systems of Ana, Batsirai and Dumaki, Emnati is now the fourth storm system to have affected Madagascar in the space of 40 days between late January and early March.
Afghanistan: nearly 20 million Afghans experiencing high acute food insecurity
High acute food insecurity persists across Afghanistan, as a combination of a collapsing economy and drought is depriving nearly 20 million Afghans of food, classified in Crisis or Emergency (IPC Phases 3 or 4), between March and May 2022 (the lean season), latest data shows.
Central African Republic
About 2.2 million people in the Central African Republic (CAR) are projected to experience high levels of acute food insecurity classified in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse between April and August 2022 due to conflict, population displacement and high food prices.
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