Inaugural Appeal focuses on cost-effective agricultural solutions that link urgent needs with long-term resilience

Conflict and violence are driving extreme hunger in six major crises

Sudan, Palestine, South Sudan, Haiti, and Mali remain hotspots of highest concern, and Democratic Republic of the Congo has returned as a hunger hotspot to watch

In 2024, over 295 million people across 53 countries and territories faced acute hunger—an increase of almost 14 million people compared to 2023, while the number of people facing catastrophic levels of hunger reached a record high

Acute food insecurity is set to increase in magnitude and severity in 22 countries and territories

 Nearly 55 million people in West and Central Africa will struggle to feed themselves in the June-August 2024 lean season, according to the March 2024 Cadre Harmonisé food security analysis released by the Permanent Inter-State Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS).

A porridge created from local ingredients provides nutrition and profits to crisis-affected women

Visiting FAO emergency and resilience project sites in Borno state

One enumerator’s experience with face-to-face data collection

From the FAO Regional Office for Africa