Shafaqna English- Acute food insecurity is worsening across 16 global hunger hotspots with millions at risk of famine between November 2025 and May 2026, according to a new joint report by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Program (WFP).
According to the Hunger Hotspots report, conflict and violence are the main drivers of hunger in 14 of the affected areas. The countries and territories of highest concern included Haiti, Mali, Palestine, South Sudan, Sudan, and Yemen, where populations face an imminent risk of catastrophic hunger. Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Myanmar, Nigeria, Somalia, and Syria are listed as “very high concern,” while Burkina Faso, Chad, Kenya, and Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are also facing severe conditions.
Sources: Anadolu Ajansi