Global Report on Food Crises 2019
The Global Report on Food Crises 2019 was released on April 2, 2019 jointly by the European Union, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the UN World Food Programme (WFP).
Key Findings of the Report
- Around 113 million people in 53 countries experienced acute food crises in 2018. This figure was 124 million in 2017.
- Though the number of people declined in 2018, still the world facing food crises has remained well over 100 million in the last three years, and the number of countries affected has risen.
- An additional 143 million people in another 42 countries are just one step away from facing acute hunger.
- Around two-thirds of population facing acute hunger are in just 8 countries: Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
- In 17 countries, acute hunger either remained the same or increased.
- Climate and natural disasters has led about 29 million people into acute food insecurity in 2018.
****Note – Acute food insecurity is when a person’s inability to consume adequate food puts their lives or livelihoods in immediate danger.