Overview
- The World Food Programme says it aims to assist about 110 million people next year at a cost of $13 billion, yet current forecasts suggest it may secure only roughly half that amount.
- The United States, under President Donald Trump, has cut foreign aid to UN agencies and several European donors have also reduced humanitarian budgets, deepening the shortfall.
- UN food agencies identified 16 global hunger hotspots and reported receiving $10.5 billion of the $29 billion required to respond to those crises.
- Famine has been declared in Gaza and parts of Sudan, and the WFP estimates about 41 million people are already in emergency or worse phases of food insecurity.
- Conflict remains the dominant driver of acute hunger, with climate shocks, economic instability, and rising attacks on aid workers further undermining access and delivery.