Extreme hunger will intensify in the coming months in 13 global hotspots, with five states facing direct risks of hunger, according to a UN report.
The report, Hunger Hot Spot, was blamed on Monday by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP), on conflict, economic shocks, and climate-related hazards to cause harm to Sudan, Palestine, South Sudan, Sudan, Haiti and Mali.
The report predicts the food crisis over the next five months, calls for investment and help ensure aid delivery, and says it has been damaged by insecurity and funding gaps.
UN agencies warn that people living in the five worst countries are “at the risk of extreme hunger and hunger and death” in the coming months unless urgent humanitarian action is present.
“This report is very clear: Today's hunger is not a distant threat – it's a daily emergency of millions,” said FAO Director Qu dongyu. “We must act immediately and act to save lives and maintain livelihoods.”
“This report is a red alert. We know where hunger is increasing, and we know who is at risk,” said WFP executive director Cindy McCain. “We can't save lives without funding and access.”
To declare famine, at least 20% of a region’s population must suffer from extreme food shortages, with 30% of children suffering from acute malnutrition and two out of 10,000 people per day die of hunger, malnutrition and disease every day.
exist SudanWhere Famine is confirmed in 2024The crisis may persist due to conflict and displacement, with nearly 25 million people in danger.
South SudanThe report said that as many as 7.7 million people could be in crisis and famine with 63,000 people hit by floods and political unrest.
In Palestine, Israel's continued military operations and blockade of Gaza have put 2.1 million people across the population in an acute food shortage, almost One million, risk of famine The report said that by the end of September.
exist Haitiwith gang violence escalating, already displaced, 8,400 people have faced catastrophic hunger. exist Maliconflict and high cereal prices put 2,600 people at risk of hunger by the end of August.
Yemen, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Myanmar and Nigeria are also marked as hot spots of great concern. Other hot spots include Burkina Faso, Chad, Somalia and Syria.
The report highlights: “Pre-employment interventions can save lives, reduce food gaps and protect assets and livelihoods.”
Contrary to the deterioration conditions in the identified 13 states, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lebanon, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Zambia and Zimbabwe have been removed from the list.
