Sand and dust storms (SDS) are common in drylands with dust often transported over great distances, frequently across international boundaries. Such storms are important for ecosystem functioning, but they also create numerous hazards to society, in agriculture and other socioeconomic [...]

Increasing outbreaks of conflict, extreme weather events and economic downturns will continue to push already vulnerable communities into hunger if appropriate action is not taken. According to this report, in 18 hunger hotspots across 22 countries and territories acute food [...]

Despite its vast natural resources, fertile land and favourable rainfal which constitute a conducive climate for two agricultural cycles for various crops within a year, a large proportion of the populations living in North Kivu and South Kivu provinces in [...]

CONFLICT, MASSIVE DISPLACEMENT AND ECONOMIC DECLINE DRIVE OVER 20 MILLION PEOPLE INTO HIGH LEVELS OF ACUTE FOOD INSECURITY IN THE LEAN SEASON (JULY - SEPTEMBER 2023) The ongoing conflict in Sudan that erupted on 15 April 2023, between the Sudanese Armed [...]

Compared to November 2022, Madagascar’s Grand Sud region has seen a significant improvement in food security, surpassing predictions due to emergency measures since late 2022. However, vulnerability persists, with over 1 million people facing high acute food insecurity (IPC Phase [...]

This report provides an update on global progress towards the targets of ending hunger (SDG Target 2.1) and all forms of malnutrition (SDG Target 2.2) and estimates on the number of people who are unable to afford a healthy diet. [...]

This guide focuses on Sustainable food value chain (SFVC) development in conflict-prone and conflict-affected contexts, observing that even in complex contexts, value chains directly impact the ability of communities to safeguard their livelihoods and contribute to their resilience in the [...]

IDMC's 2023 Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID) is the world’s most trusted source of data and analysis on the risk, scale and impacts of internal displacement. The 2023 report will be its eighth edition and will focus on food [...]

The Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2023 highlights that the number of people experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity and requiring urgent food and livelihood assistance increased for the fourth consecutive year in 2022. Over a quarter of [...]

In a bid to make food security analysis data from West Africa and the Sahel more accessible to a wide range of users, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) has collaborated with the Cadre Harmonisé (CH) partners to integrate CH [...]