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Over Quarter Billion People Face Acute Food Insecurity in 2022: GFRC Released

May 7th, 2023 • by S. Gustafson

The world reached a stark milestone in 2022, with over a quarter of a billion people in 58 countries/territories experiencing acute food insecurity (defined as IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) or higher), according to the 2023 Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC).[1] This number represents the fourth consecutive year of increasing food insecurity rates and the highest level seen in the seven-year publication history of the report. An additional 253 million people in 41 countries/territories experienced lower levels of food insecurity (IPC Phase 2 (Stressed)).

Increasing Resilience to Prevent Food Crisis: 2023 Global Food Policy Report Released

Apr 25th, 2023 • by S. Gustafson

Over the past decade, the world’s food systems have faced multiple significant shocks, from the COVID-19 pandemic and the impacts of the Russia-Ukraine conflict to numerous climate change-driven natural disasters and instances of civil unrest and political instability. These challenges have disrupted markets, driven up food and fertilizer prices and price volatility, reduced food availability and accessibility, and pushed millions of people into hunger.

Regional war, global consequences: Mounting damages to Ukraine’s agriculture and growing challenges for global food security

Mar 27th, 2023 • by PAVLO MARTYSHEV, OLEG NIVIEVSKYI AND MARIIA BOGONOS

Russia’s all-out war on Ukraine has inflicted devastating impacts that continue to mount more than a year after the invasion. As of September 2022, even before Russia’s winter bombing campaign, the total damage to Ukraine’s infrastructure was an estimated $127 billion, equal to 64% of the country’s 2021 GDP. More than 14 million Ukrainians have left their homes, including more than 8 million refugees.