FEWS NET anticipates that about 110 million people will need food aid through early next year, with a net increase in needs in Southern Africa and the Latin America and Caribbean regions.
World + 13 more
World + 13 more
FEWS NET anticipates that about 110 million people will need food aid through early next year, with a net increase in needs in Southern Africa and the Latin America and Caribbean regions.
Levels of acute food insecurity remain very high in Somalia through June 2023, with 39 percent of the total population needing urgent humanitarian assistance despite the decline in the risk of Famine.
Sudan + 2 more
The removal of economic support due to political instability is likely to result in persistent currency depreciation with high volatility, rising inflation, and high food and nonfood costs.
The drivers of acute food insecurity include the compounding effects of poor and erratic rainfall distribution, flooding, desert locust infestation, socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19, and conflict.
Severe floods, Desert Locusts and COVID-19 have left 2.1 million people facing food consumption gaps. In addition, 849,900 under-fives are likely to be acutely malnourished through August 2021.
Below-average 2020 gu harvest, economic impacts of COVID-19, and forecast of below-average rainfall from October to December 2020 drive a worsening food security outlook through at least early 2021.
With escalating inter-communal conflict and recent economic shocks associated with COVID-19, emergency (IPC Phase 4) outcomes are widespread at the July/August peak of the lean season.
The population in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or Emergency (IPC Phase 4), who are in need of urgent humanitarian food assistance, is expected to rise by 40 percent to 1.61 million people.
Ethiopia + 4 more
Above-average October-December short rains are forecast, likely resulting in a second consecutive season of flooding in the Horn of Africa, with up to a million people affected.
In northern regions, though, little to no rainfall was received in March and below-average rainfall is still forecast throughout the April to June season.
Zimbabwe + 11 more
A fall armyworm outbreak is causing considerable crop damage in seven countries in the region, concurrently with a cyclone in Madagascar, flooding in Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe + 5 more
More than 129,000ha in Zambia have been affected, while 5,471ha are reported to be damaged in Malawi. Slow responses by governments could result in cuts in household production.
World + 12 more
Significant January rains were received in drought-stricken areas, helping to reduce rainfall deficits. The overall benefit was however diminished by very high temperatures.
Between January and March 2016, large populations in the east of Ethiopia will experience very significant food consumption gaps.
The food security of an additional 2 million people remains fragile and vulnerable to shocks, even though the severity of acute food insecurity has declined in recent years.
With many households facing unexpected shocks, a scaling up of humanitarian assistance and activation of contingency planning are necessary to address likely greater needs.
The 2013 main harvest could be 30-50 per cent lower than average. Humanitarian assistance needs are likely to increase to nearly half a million people by February 2014.
Sudan + 2 more
In large areas of eastern and central Sudan, northwestern Ethiopia, and southwest Eritrea, rainfall totals to date are 20ā50 percent below average. The delay was most severe in eastern Sudan, where rains began 30ā40 days late.
Afghanistan + 1 more
Acute food insecurity is likely to be most concentrated among IDPs displaced by conflict, returnees from Pakistan and natural disaster-affected households.
Several thousand hectares of planted area are thought to be inundated by flooding, displacing between 1,000 and 1,500 households, and isolating several villages.