Food insecurity In 4 editions of 36.

severe localized food insecurity:

• due to civil insecurity in the north and high food prices - according to the latest analysis, about 3.53 million people are projected to face acute food insecurity during the June to August 2023 lean season period;
• this would be a slight increase compared to the preceding year;
• acute food insecurity is primarily underpinned by poor insecurity in northern and eastern areas, and in particular by the use of siege tactics by non-state armed groups in the country’s Sahel region;
• as of March 2023, civil insecurity resulted in the displacement of about 2.06 million people;
• persistent high food prices are affecting vulnerable households across the country, particularly those in conflict-affected areas due to market disruptions as well as constrained access to sources of income and humanitarian assistance (2023)

widespread lack of access:

• due to the effects of weather - according to the latest estimates, about 1.2 million people are estimated to be facing Crisis levels of acute food insecurity between June and September 2023, unchanged year on year;
• the main drivers are the lingering impact of floods in northern areas in late 2022 and high food prices due, in part, to the depreciation of the local currency (2023)

severe localized food insecurity:

due to civil insecurity and high food prices - according to a March 2023 analysis, about 3 million people were estimated to be acutely food insecure between March and August 2023, as a result of conflict, sociopolitical unrest and high food prices, as well as floods that caused population displacements and damaged standing crops (2023)

• exceptional shortfall in aggregate food production/supplies: due to internal conflict and high food prices - according to the latest analysis, issued in July 2023, the number of people in Crisis and above is projected to reach 2.4 million between April and August 2023;
• this reflects the impact of the ongoing conflict and civil insecurity, as well as the effects of flooding and drought conditions that curbed crop yields and agricultural production (2023)

widespread lack of access:

• due to civil insecurity and high food prices - according to the latest analysis, about 1.86 million people are projected to experience acute food insecurity during the June to August 2023 lean season period;
• this would be an improvement compared to the previous year, mostly due to the higher year-on-year cereal output in 2022 after the below average 2021 production;
• acute food insecurity is underpinned by persisting insecurity in the Lac and Tibesti regions, which had displaced over 380 000 people by April 2023;
• furthermore, elevated food prices due to high fuel costs and localized crop losses during the 2022 floods are aggravating food insecurity (2023)

widespread lack of access:

• due to internal conflict in eastern regions and high food prices - according to an October 2022 analysis, 24.5 million people were projected to experience acute food insecurity between January and June 2023;
• this is due to the intensification of the conflict in the northeastern provinces, which, among other factors, has prevented completion of the harvests and likely will reduce food availability in the months to come (2023)

severe localized food insecurity:

• due to floods - above average rainfall amounts since November 2022 triggered flooding in December 2022 and January 2023 in central and northern parts of the country, displacing people;
• according to damage assessment reports, about 165,000 people have been affected in 23 districts in the departments of Cuvette, Likouala, Plateaux and Sangha (2023)

widespread lack of access:

due to unfavorable weather and high food prices - about 250,000 people were estimated to have faced acute food insecurity between March and June 2023, mainly due to the lingering impact of a prolonged and severe drought between late 2020 and early 2023, and high food prices (2023)

severe localized food insecurity:

• due to higher staple food prices - the latest analysis indicates that nearly 259,000 people faced acute food insecurity between January and March 2023, an improvement compared to the previous year;
• food insecurity in 2022-23 is driven by high food prices and a slowdown in economic growth, curbing households’ income earning opportunities (2023)

widespread lack of access:

• due to conflict in Tigray Region, drought conditions in southeastern areas, high food prices - according to the 2023 Humanitarian Response Plan, about 20.1 million people are estimated to be in need of emergency food assistance;
• the difficult food security situation is mainly the result of the lingering impact of the conflict in northern areas, episodes of intercommunal violence across the country, and the drought in southern areas that are affecting food availability and access;
• food insecurity is exacerbated by severe macroeconomic challenges including insufficient foreign currency reserves and the continuous depreciation of the national currency, which constrains imports of key commodities including fertilizers, as well as a very high inflation, with the year‑on‑year inflation rate estimated at 30.8 percent in May 2023 (2023)

severe localized food insecurity:

• due to reduced incomes - levels of acute food insecurity are expected to increase in 2023;
• food prices are likely to remain at high levels, supported by the unfolding effects of the war in Ukraine on international trade;
• nearly 710,000 people are projected to be acutely food insecure during the June to August 2023 lean season, an improvement compared to 2022 when about 1.22 million people were estimated to face acute food insecurity;
• acute food insecurity is mainly driven by high food prices (2023)

exceptional shortfall in aggregate food production/supplies: due to weather extremes - according to the latest estimates, about 5.4 million people were acutely food insecure between March and June 2023, reflecting the lingering impact of a prolonged and severe drought between late 2020 and early 2023 that affected crop and livestock production, mainly in northern and eastern pastoral and marginal agricultural areas (2023)

severe localized food insecurity:

• due to h igh food prices and economic downturn - food insecurity conditions are primarily underpinned by the high food prices and a slow economic recovery that is impinging on households’ economic capacity to access food;
• Lesotho is a net importer of key staple food commodities and energy, domestic prices have been largely influenced by the high level of international prices (2023)

severe localized food insecurity:

• due to high food prices and macroeconomic challenges - levels of acute food insecurity are expected to increase in 2023 associated with high food prices due to high international commodity prices and elevated transportation costs, exacerbated by the unfolding effects of the war in Ukraine on international trade and commodity prices;
• food availability and access are likely to remain limited by high food prices and below‑average imports;
• an expected further slowdown in economic domestic growth in 2023 is likely to compound food insecurity conditions for the most vulnerable households;
• in the June to August 2023 lean season period, over 531,000 people are projected to face acute food insecurity (2023)

severe localized food insecurity:

• due to civil insecurity, economic and political instability, and high food prices - a 2023 analysis states that about 300,000 people are estimated to be in need of humanitarian assistance in 2023;
• the country relies heavily on imports (up to 90%) to cover its cereal consumption requirements (mostly wheat for human consumption and barley for feed);
• between 2016 and 2020, the country sourced over 30% of its wheat imports from Ukraine, and 20% from the Russian Federation;
• almost 65% of total maize imports of 650,000 mt, and 50% of total barley imports of 1 million mt originated from Ukraine, making the Libya vulnerable to disruptions in shipments from the Black Sea region (2023)

severe localized food insecurity:

• due to the effects of extreme weather events and slow economic recovery - in 2023, an estimated 2.2 million people are projected to face crisis levels of acute food insecurity in southern and southeastern areas, due to successive years of droughts;
• cyclone Freddy in February 2023 caused disruptions to livelihoods and resulted in crop damage, which further aggravated food insecurity (2023)

widespread lack of access:

• due to weather extremes and high food prices - the latest analysis indicates that about 3.8 million people (20 percent of the population) are estimated to have faced high levels of acute food insecurity between January and March 2023;
• this figure is more than double the number in the corresponding months of 2022;
• high food prices are the key reason for the deterioration in food insecurity, which, in the absence of a substantial increase in incomes, are severely constraining households’ economic access to food;
• production shortfalls in southern districts in 2022, areas that have the highest prevalence of food insecurity, are a further contributing factor;
• the impact of Cyclone Freddy (February-March 2023) on southern districts, including crop losses and destruction of infrastructure as well as high food prices, are expected to aggravate food insecurity conditions in 2023 (2023)

severe localized food insecurity:

• due to civil insecurity and high food prices - according to the latest analysis, about 1.26 million people are projected to face acute food insecurity during the June to August 2023 lean season period;
• in total however, the number of food insecure is lower in 2023 compared to 2022;
• food insecurity conditions are primarily underpinned by the impact of the conflict in central and northern areas, which has caused the displacement of over 375,000 people, as of April 2023;
• persistent high food prices affect vulnerable households across the country, but limit in particular the food access of people in conflict-affected areas due to market disruptions and limited access to sources of income and humanitarian assistance (2023)

widespread lack of access:

• due to high food prices - according to the latest analysis, over 472,000 people are projected to be in need of humanitarian assistance during the June to August 2023 lean season;
• this would be an improvement compared to the previous year, mostly due to a substantial increase in cereal production in 2022;
• high food prices, in particular of imported wheat, continue to worsen acute food security (2023)

severe localized food insecurity:

due to shortfall in insecurity in northern areas and extreme weather events - food insecurity estimates for 2023 are not yet available, but the landing of cyclone Freddy in February 2023 is expected to have caused disruptions to livelihoods and resulted in crop damage, aggravating food insecurity of the affected population (2023)

severe localized food insecurity:

• due to localized shortfalls in cereal production and rising food prices - an estimated 390,000 people faced acute food insecurity in the January to March 2023 period, lower than the figure in the corresponding period of 2022;
• high food prices and localized weather induced shortfalls in cereal production in 2022 were the key drivers (2023)

widespread lack of access:

• due to internal conflict, high food prices, and floods - about 3.28 million people are projected to be acutely food insecure during the June to August 2023 lean season period;
• this would be an improvement on the situation in 2022, mostly reflecting the sharp upturn in crop yields following the below average cereal output in 2021;
• persistent insecurity continues to disrupt livelihoods and has displaced over 370,000 people, mostly in the Diffa, Tahoua and Tillabery regions, as of May 2023;
• high food prices, as well as the floods in 2022 that affected about 327,000 people, are additional factors that have aggravated food insecurity (2023)

widespread lack of access:

• due to persistent civil conflict in the northern areas, floods, high food prices, and an economic slowdown - about 24.86 million people are projected to face acute food insecurity during the June to August 2023 lean season, which is more than the 19.45 million people estimated to be acutely food insecure in 2022;
• acute food insecurity is mostly the result of worsening insecurity and conflicts in northern states, which, as well as impeding farmers’ physical access to their lands and disrupting agricultural activities, led to the displacement of about 3.57 million people as of April 2023;
• macroeconomic challenges, marked by persistent high inflation, depreciation of the naira on the informal market, high fuel prices and the lingering impacts of cash shortages following the introduction of new banknotes at the start of 2023, have aggravated the food security conditions of vulnerable households (2023)

severe localized food insecurity:

• due to localized shortfalls in cereal production and reduced incomes - the latest analysis indicates that about 1.26 million people are projected to be acutely food insecure during the June to August 2023 lean season;
• this would be a significant deterioration compared to the previous year;
• the main drivers of acute food insecurity are macroeconomic challenges and high prices of basic food items (2023)

severe localized food insecurity:

• due to high food prices and reduced incomes - according to the latest analysis, about 1.18 million people are projected to be in need of humanitarian assistance between the June to August 2023 lean season;
• acute food insecurity is underpinned by elevated food prices, in part driven by a weak currency, and low purchasing power of vulnerable households (2023)

• exceptional shortfall in aggregate food production/supplies: due to drought conditions and internal conflict - the food security situation remains dire and, at national level, about 6.5 million people (almost 40 percent of the total population) are projected to have faced severe acute food insecurity between April and June 2023;
• the high prevalence and severity of food insecurity are due to prolonged drought, which began in late 2020 and caused severe crop and livestock losses;
• the impact of the drought on households’ food security has been compounded by prolonged conflicts and hikes in international prices of wheat and fuel caused by the war in Ukraine (2023)

widespread lack of access:

due to economic downturn, the lingering effects of floods, and prolonged internal conflict - despite sustained humanitarian assistance, food insecurity still affects large segments of the population, owing to rampant inflation and insufficient food supplies due to stagnant agricultural production, the effects of consecutive years with widespread floods, and the escalation of organized violence at the sub-national level since 2020; about 7.76 million people, almost two thirds of the total population, are expected to face severe acute food insecurity in the lean season between April and July 2023; the high levels of cereal prices are mainly due to insufficient supplies, low foreign currency reserves, a weak national currency and high fuel prices; further upward pressure was exerted by reduced imports from neighboring Uganda, where exportable surpluses shrunk in 2022 following a reduced cereal production (2023)

severe localized food insecurity:

due to conflict, civil insecurity, and soaring food prices - about 19.9 million people are currently expected to require emergency food and livelihood assistance, due to the conflict that broke out in mid-April 2023 which severely damaged livelihoods, paralyzed economic activities, triggered a surge in the already high food prices and caused large-scale displacements, with about 1.67 million people displaced inside of the country and about 528,000 people having fled to neighboring countries (2023)

severe localized food insecurity:

• due to localized shortfalls in staple food production - according to the latest analysis, an estimated 990,000 million people were facing severe acute food insecurity between March and May 2023, 839,000 people in 28 mainland districts and 151,000 on Zanzibar Island;
• the food insecurity situation was mainly driven by a reduced crop production in 2022 due to dry weather conditions and by high food prices (2023)

severe localized food insecurity:

• due to weather extremes, civil insecurity, and high food prices - the latest analysis, conducted in the northeastern agro-pastoral Karamoja region, estimates that about 582,000 million people are facing acute food insecurity between April and August 2023;
• these conditions reflect the adverse impact of weather shocks, crop and livestock diseases, civil insecurity and high food prices;
• the significant deterioration of the food security situation during the last 12 months in Karamoja Region is mainly due to protracted insecurity that has caused livelihood losses and consecutive poor local harvests;
• in 2023, the national average price of maize increased by 20% between January and May 2023, with seasonal patterns compounded by a fast depletion of stocks due to a drought‑reduced production in 2022 (2023)

severe localized food insecurity:

• due to reduced incomes and localized shortfalls in cereal production - an estimated 1.95 million people were projected to face acute food insecurity between October 2022 and March 2023, an increase compared to the 1.6 million people estimated in 2021/22;
• the high level of acute food insecurity is associated with the effects of a below-average cereal harvest and high food prices that adversely impacted households’ food availability and access (2023)

widespread lack of access:

• due to high food prices - based on a government assessment, an estimated 3.8 million people are expected to be in need of humanitarian assistance between January and March 2023;
• this number is higher than the level estimated in the first quarter of 2022;
• the downturn in food security conditions is largely on account of poor food access resulting from prevailing high food prices and reduced incomes owing to the effects of an economic downturn;
• a decline in cereal production in 2022 has also aggravated conditions (2023)

severe localized food insecurity:

• due to civil conflict, population displacement, and economic slowdown - the latest analysis estimated the number of people in crisis or emergency food insecurity at 15.3 million people (35% of the population analyzed) between May and October 2023;
• although the levels of acute food insecurity have declined compared to the same season in 2022, largely due to seasonal improvements and the scale‑up of humanitarian assistance in 2022, the situation could deteriorate in areas where humanitarian assistance faces access constraints;
• the ban on women’s participation in the humanitarian response poses a challenge to the delivery of quality humanitarian assistance leading to significant additional access constraints, particularly to the most vulnerable, women and children (2023)

severe localized food insecurity:

• due to economic constraints and high prices of important food items - food insecurity is expected to remain fragile, given persisting economic constraints;
• domestic prices of wheat flour and palm oil, important food items, were at high levels in May 2023 (2023)

widespread lack of access:

due to low food consumption levels, poor dietary diversity, and economic downturn - the food security situation is expected to remain fragile, given persisting economic constraints aggravated by a below-average 2022 agricultural output (2023)

severe localized food insecurity:

• due to population displacements, economic constraints, and high prices of the main food staple - according to the latest analysis, the number of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity between April and October 2023 is estimated at 10.5 million people, due to the devastating flood impacts in 2022;
• price of wheat flour, the country’s main staple, were at elevated levels in most markets in January 2023, constraining access to a key staple food (2023)

widespread lack of access:

• due to unfavorable prospects for 2023 agricultural output and high prices of key food items - the 2023 cereal production is forecast below the five-year average, mostly reflecting constraints on farmers’ access to agricultural inputs;
• elevated prices of key food items are also constraining economic access to food for a large number of households (2023)

severe localized food insecurity:

• due to high food prices, natural disasters, and worsening civil insecurity - about 4.9 million people are estimated to face severe acute food insecurity and were in need of urgent food assistance between March and June 2023;
• the high levels of food insecurity are the result of sustained economic downturn, reducing domestic food production, elevated food prices, fuel shortage and frequent natural disasters;
• the situation is exacerbated by worsening insecurity, which has limited access to essential services, including markets, caused population displacements and hampered delivery of humanitarian assistance (2023)

severe localized food insecurity:

• due to conflict - Ukraine continues to be a significant supplier of food commodities for the world;
• however, according to a 2023 analysis, at least 17.6 million people are estimated to be in need of multi-sectoral humanitarian assistance in 2023 due to the war, including over 11 million in need of food security and livelihood interventions;
• the harvest of the 2023 winter cereal crops, mostly wheat, is onging and will be concluded by August;
• as a result of a smaller planted area, the 2023 wheat harvest in areas under government control is estimated at 18.5 million mt, about 8% below the already war‑affected 2022 output;
• despite decreased cereal production, food availability at the national level is reported to be adequate, but access remains a major challenge;
• the country has already experienced elevated levels of food price inflation in the past, due to the economic impact of the conflict in eastern areas;
• in addition, rising energy costs, amidst high unemployment rates and limited livelihood opportunities, are reducing households’ purchasing power and driving more people into poverty (2023)

severe localized food insecurity:

• due to civil conflict and economic slowdown - the 2022 Humanitarian Needs Overview identified 2.5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance, of which 960,000 have acute humanitarian needs;
• while the number of people in need remained similar to the previous year, the severity of those needs increased, largely due to the impact of the COVID‑19 pandemic on top of an existing humanitarian crisis, leading to a 35% increase in the number of people in acute need;
• more than half of these are concentrated in the governorates of Nineveh and Anbar;
• the number of severely food insecure people is estimated at about 435,000, while 731,000 are vulnerable to food insecurity (2022)

widespread lack of access:

due to the ongoing financial and economic crisis - according to the latest analysis, about 1.46 million Lebanese residents (38% of the resident population) were subjected to severe food insecurity between January and April 2023 (2023)

exceptional shortfall in aggregate food production/supplies: due to civil conflict and economic crisis - based on the World Food Program’s (WFP’s) food security and agriculture sector estimated that about 15 million people are in need of some form of food and agriculture assistance (representing 68 percent of the total population), of whom about 12.1 million are food insecure and about 2.9 million people are estimated to be at risk of food insecurity; fuel scarcity and increases in fuel prices led to a rise in transportation and freight charges for goods, both imported and domestically produced, including agricultural and food products; additional price increases at retail level further constrained the already weakened purchasing power of the majority of the population threatening their food security (2023)

widespread lack of access:

• due to conflict, poverty, floods, high food and fuel prices - in 2023, a partial analysis in government‑controlled areas, where approximately 25 percent of the population in acute food insecurity resides, shows that the situation remains dire;
• despite some improvements in security, the economic crisis and localized conflicts continue, fueled by persistent political instability, while insufficient external revenues and elevated global commodity prices on imported food limits food security (2023)

widespread lack of access:

• due to severe economic crisis - despite a resumption of economic growth since 2021, outflows of refugees and migrants have continued in the first five months of 2023;
• the number of Venezuelan refugees and migrants (in-destination) in need of food assistance is projected at 3.62 million in 2023 (2023)

severe localized food insecurity:

• due to conflict, political instability, and economic constraints - the protracted political crisis is compromising the fragile conditions of vulnerable households;
• domestic prices of “Emata” rice, the most consumed variety in the country, were at record levels as of May 2023, constraining access to a key staple food (2023)