Hunger Hotspots report

• The release of the October 2023 Hunger Hotspots report by the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) shows the complexity and interaction of conflict, climate impacts, economic shocks in key contexts by assessing the food security outlook for the next six months from November 2023 to April 2024.
• The report identifies 18 hunger “hotspots” in a total of 22 countries or territories where it is expected a significant deterioration of the already high levels of acute food insecurity, putting lives and livelihoods at stake.
• The report reveals that the countries with the highest level of concern are Burkina Faso, Mali, South Sudan, and Sudan, as well as newly assessed Palestine.

ABOUT WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME

• It is an international organization within the United Nations that provides food assistance worldwide.
• It is the world’s largest humanitarian organization and the leading provider of school meals.
• It was founded in 1961 by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)
• WFP is headquartered in Rome and has offices in 80 countries.
• Vision – Eradicate food insecurity and malnutrition by 2030 (SDG 2 – Zero Hunger)
• The World Food Programme (WFP) has a presence in over 120 countries and territories to bring life-saving food to people displaced by conflict and made destitute by disasters.