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"Acute food insecurity is expected to worsen in war-stricken Sudan and nearly
two dozen other countries and territories in the next six months, largely as a
result of conflict and violence, an analysis by the UN’s Food and Agriculture
Organization and World Food Programme has found.
The latest edition of the twice-yearly
Hunger Hotspots report, published on
Thursday, provides early warnings on food crises and situations around the
world where food insecurity is likely to worsen, with a focus on the most
severe and deteriorating situations of acute hunger.
An 18-month conflict has driven hunger in Sudan by disrupting food systems,
causing displacement, and blocking access for humanitarian support. Weather
extremes, such as floods, have also played a role in worsening food insecurity.
To identify hunger hotspots around the world, food security experts and
analysts from the FAO and WFP conducted risk analysis of conflict, political
violence, economic shocks and natural hazards, and assessed the current or
probable disruptions to agricultural activities caused by those risks.
They found 22 hunger hotspots where acute food insecurity is projected to
worsen between November 2024 and May 2025.
Sudan, South Sudan, Mali, Palestine and Haiti were rated at the level of
highest concern, meaning they face famine or the risk of famine, or have
populations in catastrophe. “People are experiencing an extreme lack of food
and face unprecedented enduring starvation,” said Qu Dongyu, the director
general of the FAO."
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
