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The annual Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) provides a consensus-based overview of the world’s food crises. It focuses on crises where the local capacities to respond are insufficient, prompting a request for the urgent mobilization of the international community, as well as countries/territories where there is ample evidence that the magnitude and severity of the food crisis exceed the local resources and capacities needed to respond effectively.

Key messages from Global Report on Food Crises 2025 September Update

Man-made conflict has resulted in confirmed Famine (IPC Phase 5) in both the Gaza Strip and Sudan, with additional areas in South Sudan facing a high risk of Famine. See page 2.

  • Gaza Strip (August 2025): Famine was confirmed in Gaza governorate. Conditions in North Gaza were likely similar or worse, though data limitations prevented formal classification. Famine is projected by the end of September in Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis, meaning three of five governorates could face Famine. Rafah was not analyzed due to large-scale depopulation (IPC Global Initiative, August 2025).

  • Sudan (December 2024–May 2025): Famine was confirmed in five areas and projected to spread to five additional areas in North Darfur. Seventeen other areas were assessed to be at risk of Famine (IPC Famine Review Committee, December 2024). Evidence suggests Famine conditions likely persist, with deterioration expected during the June–September lean season (IPC Alert, July 2025).

  • South Sudan (April–July 2025): Ulang and Nasir counties were identified at risk of Famine (IPC, June 2025).

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About the Global Report on Food Crises

The Global Report on Food Crises, an annual report published by the Food Security Information Network (FSIN) and the Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC) brings together data and analysis from various early warning systems to provide a reference for coordinating humanitarian and development responses to ongoing and anticipated crises. The FSIN is a global initiative founded by FAO, WFP and IFPRI. FSIN’s work spans the effort of 16 global and regional partners committed to improving availability and quality of food security and nutrition analysis for better decision-making. It facilitates the GNAFC in obtaining better understanding of the extent and causes of food crises. The GNAFC is an alliance of humanitarian and development actors united by the commitment to tackle the root causes of food crises and promote sustainable solutions through shared analysis and knowledge, strengthened coordination in evidence-based responses and collective efforts across the humanitarian, development and peace nexus.

Sep 16th, 2025

The Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2025 September Update

The Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2025 September Update provides data available as of 22 August 2025 on acute food insecurity, acute malnutrition and displacement in countries/territories with food crises. It is an update of the GRFC 2025. The report provides an analysis of the conflict-driven Famines in Palestine (Gaza Strip) and the Sudan as well as recent dynamics in other deteriorating food-crisis situations, such as Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Myanmar, South Sudan and Yemen.
May 16th, 2025

The Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2025

In 2024, 295.3 million people – 22.6 percent of the analyzed population – faced high levels of acute food insecurity in 53 of the 65 countries/territories selected for the Global Report on Food Crises. This is the sixth consecutive annual increase. An additional 13 .7 million people faced high levels of acute food insecurity since 2023, corresponding to a marginal shift in prevalence from 21 .5 percent. Deteriorating acute food insecurity in 19 countries, mainly in conflict-driven crises such as Nigeria, the Sudan and Myanmar, outweighed improvements in 15 others, including Afghanistan, Kenya and Ukraine, due to better economic and weather conditions as well as assistance.
Sep 5th, 2024

Global Report on Food Crises 2024 Mid-Year Update

The Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2024 Mid-Year Update is an update of the GRFC 2024 and provides the latest data on acute food insecurity and acute malnutrition as of August 2024. This update highlights changes in high levels of acute food insecurity and acute malnutrition since the peak in 2023.
It is the result of a collaborative effort among 16 partners, achieving a consensus-based assessment of the current state of acute food insecurity and acute malnutrition.
Apr 24th, 2024

Global Report on Food Crises 2024

In 2023, 281.6 million people or 21.5 percent of the analysed population faced high levels of acute food insecurity in 59 food-crisis countries/territories.
May 3rd, 2023

Global Report on Food Crises 2023

The Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2023 estimates that over a quarter of a billion people were acutely food-insecure and required urgent food assistance in 58 food-crisis countries/territories in 2022. This is the highest number in the seven-year history of the GRFC.
Sep 5th, 2022

Global Report on Food Crises 2022 (mid-year update)

By mid-2022, the magnitude and severity of acute food insecurity in countries/territories with available data reached alarming levels, but better analysis is needed in more places to ensure a full understanding of global needs.
May 5th, 2021

Global Report on Food Crises - 2021

The 2021 Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC 2021) highlights the remarkably high severity and numbers of people in Crisis or worse (IPC/CH Phase 3 or above) or equivalent in 55 countries/territories, driven by persistent conflict, pre-existing and COVID-19-related economic shocks, and weather extremes. The number identified in the 2021 edition is the highest in the report’s five-year existence.
Sep 29th, 2020

Global Report on Food Crises - 2020 September update

This September update of the 2020 Global Report on Food Crises with a special focus on COVID-19 finds that a range of 101–104.6 million people in 27 countries are classified in Crisis or worse (IPC/CH Phase 3 or above) according to analyses carried out between March and September 2020, reflecting the peak situation in times of COVID-19 in countries.