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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warn that in 23 countries and situations, acute food insecurity is likely to further deteriorate in the outlook period from August to November 2021. The 23 hotspots are: Afghanistan; Angola; Central African Republic; Central America (Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua); Central Sahel (Burkina Faso, Mali and the Niger); Chad; Colombia; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Democratic People's Republic of Korea; Ethiopia; Haiti; Kenya; Lebanon; Madagascar; Mozambique; Myanmar; Nigeria; Sierra Leone together with Liberia; Somalia; South Sudan; the Sudan; Syria; and Yemen.

The 2021 edition of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World provides the latest updates and trends in food security and nutrition.

Ethiopia: Famine Review Committee confirms very high levels of acute food insecurity and Risk of Famine in Tigray

Mozambique: High levels of food insecurity and malnutrition in Cabo Delgado driven by conflict

5.5 Million people in Tigray and neighbouring zones of Afar and Amhara face high levels of Acute Food Insecurity

Significant scale-up needed in southern Madagascar to meet large-scale needs through early 2022