Overview

• The 2025 Global Report on Food Crises reveals 295.3 million people faced acute hunger in 2024, marking the sixth consecutive annual increase.
• Conflict remains the leading driver of hunger, affecting 140 million people in 20 countries, including famine conditions in Sudan and critical risks in Gaza.
• Economic shocks and extreme weather, such as El Niño-induced droughts and floods, pushed over 155 million people into food crises across 33 countries.
• Humanitarian food aid is projected to decline by up to 45% in 2025, threatening the ability to respond to worsening crises globally.
• Severe malnutrition among children has escalated, with nearly 38 million under-fives acutely malnourished, particularly in Sudan, Yemen, Mali, and Gaza.