Overview

• The 2025 Global Report on Food Crises reveals 295.3 million people across 53 countries faced acute food insecurity in 2024, a 5% increase from the previous year.
• Famine, declared in Sudan’s Zamzam camp in July 2024, has now expanded to five areas, with 17 more at risk due to ongoing conflict and displacement.
• Two million people, primarily in Gaza, Sudan, and South Sudan, are experiencing catastrophic IPC Phase 5 hunger, the highest level ever recorded.
• Aid blockages in Gaza since March 2025 have exacerbated food insecurity, with 100% of the population now acutely food insecure.
• Projected 45% cuts to global food-based humanitarian funding and U.S. aid reductions threaten monitoring and response capabilities, leaving millions at greater risk.