These countries all had parts of populations identified or projected to experience starvation and death (Catastrophe, IPC Phase 5), requiring the most urgent attention, according to FAO and WFP.
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These countries all had parts of populations identified or projected to experience starvation and death (Catastrophe, IPC Phase 5), requiring the most urgent attention, according to FAO and WFP.
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This number is a significant increase from 235 million people a year ago. The UN and partner organizations aim to assist 183 million people across 63 countries, which will require $41 billion.
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Efforts to fight a global surge in acute food insecurity are being stymied in several countries by fighting and blockades that cut off life-saving aid to families on the brink of famine, warn FAO and WFP.
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A new report from IRC shows Yemen is the country most at risk of humanitarian catastrophe in 2021, for the third year in a row, followed by Afghanistan, Syria, DR Congo and Ethiopia.
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The pandemic has driven up food insecurity and increased vulnerability among migrants, families reliant on remittances and communities forced from their homes by conflict, violence and disasters.
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While the greatest need is in Africa, countries in Latin America, Caribbean and Middle East and Asia - including middle-income countries - are also being ravaged by crippling levels of food insecurity.
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There is a real concern about the growing risk of famine, potentially even several famines at once. Before the pandemic hit, 27 million people were in “emergency” levels of acute food insecurity.
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The 2020 Global Hotspots Report highlights escalating hunger needs in sub-Saharan Africa with grave challenges facing Zimbabwe, South Sudan, DR Congo and the Central Sahel region.
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A global report on food crises finds that about 113 million people in 53 countries experienced acute food insecurity in 2018, compared with 124 million in 2017.
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The UN and its partners aim to assist 93.6 million of the most vulnerable with food, shelter, health care, emergency education, protection and other basic assistance, according to the GHO.
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The lives of millions of people were saved by rapid humanitarian response in 2017, though millions more remain on the very edge of starvation with ongoing conflicts and climate-related shocks.
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Humanitarian efforts to provide affected communities with food relief and livelihood support remain extremely critical, FAO and WFP have told the UN Security Council.
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This year’s "The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World" warns that the long-term declining trend in undernourishment seems to have come to a halt and may have even reversed.
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Water and electricity have been reportedly cut off for more than a month, forcing people to collect unsafe water. Unexploded ordnance and landmines continue to be a serious safety concern.
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The most recent projections suggest that approximately half of the global poor now live in states characterized by conflict and violence, according to a FAO and WFP report.
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The appeals for 2016 are intended to meet the needs of more than 95.4 million people across 40 countries. The UN's global appeal is currently 25 per cent funded.
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The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
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The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
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The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
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The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.