The world is facing a massive hunger crisis. Tens of millions of children and their families are confronted with starvation. Conflict; food, fuel, and fertiliser prices that have reached a 10-year high due to geopolitics; an uneven global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic; climate change; as well as high inflation are all acting as drivers of this crisis.
Nearly 45 million people in 37 countries risk starvation. World Vision is responding to this global emergency with a US$2 billion appeal – the largest in organisational history.
Food assistance and other life-saving support is immediately needed to prevent the deaths of thousands of people. Despite efforts from the United Nations (UN) and agencies like World Vision, needs continue to outpace international funding. The Response is targeting 30 million people in 28 countries of highest concern.* Elsewhere World Vision continues to monitor the situation and is working to adapt programming and responses where cost-of-living price shocks are hurting the vulnerable.