Food crises and risks

RELEVANT TOOLS

Vulnerability to Global Market Shocks V.1: Wheat and Fertilizer Price Shocks Caused by Ukraine Crisis
Vulnerability to Global Market Shocks V.2: Price Shocks to Major Staple Foods
Excessive Food Price Variability Early Warning System
Early Warning Hub

RELEVANT RESOURCES

The Geopolitics of Food Security
Food prices and poverty impact briefs

EXTERNAL ALERTS

South Sudan: Conflict and flooding fuels food crisis with 30% more children to face malnutrition
Global hunger crisis escalates: 343 million face food insecurity, 1.9 million near famine as WFP warns of ‘unrelenting crises’ in 2025
Guatemala - Food Security Outlook: Poorer households in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) due to lack of seasonal improvements (October 2024 - May 2025)
GIEWS Country Brief Mali 28-November-2024
Democratic Republic of Congo Food Security Outlook October 2024 - May 2025: Crisis! (IPC Phase 3!) expected in areas with high displacement in the east
Food Security Monitor - October 2024
New Gaza food security assessment sees famine risk persisting amid ongoing fighting and restricted aid operations
Famine looms in Gaza, and nowhere is safe for civilians

This segment spotlights the complicated landscape of food crises and their intertwined risks, offering necessary resources and tools for informed decision-making. The objective of this page is to enhance the responsiveness of key stakeholders, including policymakers, food policy experts, and researchers to the dynamics within the global food system.
Here, you have the opportunity to stay abreast of ongoing food crises and at-risk populations via the latest version of the Global Report on Food Crises. Furthermore, this platform actively tracks pivotal catalysts of the global food crisis, such as the Ukrainian conflict and COVID-19 pandemic and monitors their impacts on the global food prices and export restrictions.
Serving as a comprehensive hub, this page functions as a gateway to staying informed in the intricate sphere of food security and crisis management.