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The annual Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) provides a consensus-based overview of the world’s food crises. It focuses on crises where the local capacities to respond are insufficient, prompting a request for the urgent mobilization of the international community, as well as countries/territories where there is ample evidence that the magnitude and severity of the food crisis exceed the local resources and capacities needed to respond effectively.
About the Global Report on Food Crises
The Global Report on Food Crises, an annual report published by the Food Security Information Network (FSIN) and the Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC) brings together data and analysis from various early warning systems to provide a reference for coordinating humanitarian and development responses to ongoing and anticipated crises. The FSIN is a global initiative founded by FAO, WFP and IFPRI. FSIN’s work spans the effort of 16 global and regional partners committed to improving availability and quality of food security and nutrition analysis for better decision-making. It facilitates the GNAFC in obtaining better understanding of the extent and causes of food crises. The GNAFC is an alliance of humanitarian and development actors united by the commitment to tackle the root causes of food crises and promote sustainable solutions through shared analysis and knowledge, strengthened coordination in evidence-based responses and collective efforts across the humanitarian, development and peace nexus.
The Global Report on Food Crises 2026 (Mid-year Update): KEY FINDINGS
During the first half of the year, through August 2026, acute food insecurity remained very high across the 39 countries and territories with available data, driven primarily by conflict, insecurity, and weather extremes, and compounded by rising food and fertilizer prices. While conditions improved in the Gaza Strip and parts of the Sudan, these gains remained limited, uneven and fragile. Additional setbacks, not yet reflected in the available data, are expected in late 2026 and 2027 owing to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, El Niño conditions and reduced humanitarian funding.
Improvements can be observed in 17 countries or territories from 2025 to August 2026, but progress remains uneven and fragile. Decreases in the number of people facing Crisis or worse (IPC/CH Phase 3 or above) are observed in parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Myanmar, parts of the Sudan, Zambia and Zimbabwe. At the same time, a deterioration was reported in 15 countries – particularly Bangladesh, Kenya, Madagascar, Nigeria and Somalia.
In 2026, a risk of Famine was identified in four countries/territories at some point during the year – Somalia, South Sudan, the Sudan and the Gaza Strip (through April 2026) – reflecting highly volatile conditions. Three – Somalia, South Sudan and the Sudan – continued to face this risk as of mid-2026. Nonetheless, overall, the number of people facing Catastrophe conditions (IPC/CH Phase 5) fell compared with 2025. However, the reduction is on account of improvements in a few specific locations (Sudan and Gaza) where conflict and insecurity decreased and people in need had better access to humanitarian assistance.
The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises (Mid-year Update)
The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises
The Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2025
Global Report on Food Crises 2024 Mid-Year Update
It is the result of a collaborative effort among 16 partners, achieving a consensus-based assessment of the current state of acute food insecurity and acute malnutrition.