Overview
- The latest FAO–WFP Hunger Hotspots report, covering November 2025 through May 2026, warns that millions more people could face famine without swift action.
- Populations in Haiti, Mali, Palestine (including Gaza), South Sudan, Sudan, and Yemen face an imminent risk of catastrophic hunger classified as IPC/CH Phase 5.
- Areas of very high concern include Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Myanmar, Nigeria, Somalia, and Syria, with additional hotspots in Burkina Faso, Chad, Kenya, and the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh.
- As of end-October, donors had provided $10.5 billion of the $29 billion required, forcing deep ration cuts, reduced coverage, and suspension of some nutrition and school feeding programs, with news reports tying the shortfall to broader cuts in international aid including U.S. reductions.
- Conflict and violence are the leading drivers in 14 of the 16 hotspots, and the agencies urge unimpeded access and anticipatory livelihood support such as seeds and livestock health services before planting seasons.