Armed gang violence has increased in recent months, pushing many people to seek refuge in safer places, with an estimated 362,000 people now internally displaced.
The IPC acute food insecurity analysis conducted in December 2023 warned of a risk that Famine may occur by the end of May 2024 if an immediate cessation of hostilities and sustained access for the provision of essential supplies and services to the population did not take place.
The first ever IPC acute malnutrition analysis of Haiti found that nearly 277,000 children aged 6 to 59 months are facing or expected to face acute malnutrition between December 2023 and November 2024, including 125,000 children who are severely malnourished.
Heavy rainfall, flooding across Somalia, exacerbated by lingering effects of previous droughts have driven 4 million (21% of population) to IPC AFI Phase 3 or worse (Crisis or Emergency) between January and March 2024
Hostilities, including bombardment, ground operations and besiegement of the entire population have caused catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity across the Gaza Strip. Around 85 percent of the population (1.9 million people) is displaced and currently concentrated into an increasingly smaller geographic area.
Afghanistan’s economy remains exceedingly fragile, and the food insecurity remains alarmingly high. In October 2023, during the post-harvest season, approximately 13.1 million people, accounting for 29 percent of the total population faced high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above).
The latest projection update of Sudan reveals that intense conflict and organized violence, coupled with the continued economic decline, have driven approximately 17.7 million people across Sudan into high levels of acute food insecurity, classified in IPC Phase 3 or above between October 2023 and February 2024.
The acute food insecurity in South Sudan remains worrying with the latest data showing that approximately 5.84 million people are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity
Poor food consumption patterns in terms of diversity, high prevalence of child morbidities, poor health seeking behavior and poor hygiene practices are contributing to the acute malnutrition of nearly 4.4 million children aged 0 – 59 months in northwest and northeast Nigeria
Between July and December 2023, approximately 25.4 million people are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity, classified in IPC Phase 3 or above (Crisis or worse).
Gang activity and climatic shocks continue to have a detrimental effect on Haiti’s food security situation. In the latest analysis, 4.35 million people are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity between August 2023 and February 2024
Despite the positive impact of the 2023 Gu rains and sustained humanitarian assistance, the levels of acute food insecurity are projected to remain high. Between October to December 2023, 4.3 million people are expected to face Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse outcomes.
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