US EditionAfrica: UN Lists Nigeria, 15 Others As Hunger Hotspots, Warns of Looming Global Famine
- On Wednesday, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and World Food Programme warned acute food insecurity is worsening in 16 hunger hotspots from November 2025 through May 2026, with time running out to avert starvation.
- Funding constraints and conflict, economic shocks, and extreme weather are identified as primary drivers behind worsening food insecurity in 16 hotspots, according to FAO and WFP.
- The report highlights Haiti, Mali, Palestine, South Sudan, Sudan, and Yemen as facing imminent catastrophic hunger, with Afghanistan, DRC, Myanmar, Nigeria, Somalia, and Syria as very high concern.
- Funding shortfalls are forcing immediate cuts, with only US$10.5 billion of the US$29 billion needed received by the end of October 2025, prompting ration cuts and suspensions of school feeding and nutrition programmes.
- FAO and WFP jointly urged donors and governments to commit urgently, scale funding for resilience and ensure unimpeded humanitarian access, stressing famine is predictable and preventable with political will.
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Nigerian News. Latest Nigeria News. Your online Nigerian Newspaper.UN lists Nigeria, 15 others among global food insecurity hotspots
The United Nations has raised alarm over a worsening food crisis in Nigeria and 15 other global hunger hotspots, warning that millions could face famine between November 2025 and May 2026. The alert was contained in a joint publication titled “Hunger Hotspots: FAO/WFP Early Warnings on Acute Food Insecurity,” released by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP). In the latest assessment, the UN identified Af…
UN food agencies warn of 16 hunger hotspots — 3 of the top 6 are
Rome: Two UN food agencies warned Wednesday that millions more people around the globe could face famine, with funding shortfalls worsening already dire conditions. The joint report from the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Programme said conflict and violence were driving acute food insecurity in the majority of the countries identified at risk.
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