US EditionTen countries are home to two-thirds of world's most hungry: U.N.-backed report
Conflict, climate shocks and aid cuts drove the rise, and 35.5 million children were acutely malnourished, the report said.
- On Friday, the 2026 Global Report on Food Crises identified conflict, climate extremes, and aid cuts as primary drivers of acute hunger, affecting 266 million people across 47 countries in 2025.
- Alvaro Lario, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development, warned the crisis is becoming "prolonged and difficult to contain," stating "we are no longer seeing just temporary shocks, but persistent shocks over time."
- Pakistan remains among the top 10 nations facing acute food insecurity, with about 11 million people affected, including 9.3m in "crisis" and 1.7 million in "emergency" conditions.
- Projections show over 34 million Nigerians could experience crisis-level hunger between June and August 2026, while 35.5 million children worldwide suffered acute malnutrition in 2025.
- Lario noted that global stability remains under pressure, as persistent food price shocks and inflation are expected to continue for at least six months regardless of Middle East conflict resolution.
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Pakistan among top 10 countries facing acute food crisis
Source: The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises • Multi-agency report says over 9m Pakistanis face ‘crisis’ conditions; another 1.7 million in the more severe ‘emergency’ category• Notes devastating monsoon rains, severe flooding wiped out crucial cropland, livelihoods• Warns global hunger remains at critical levels amid conflict, drought, aid cuts; outlook for 2026 remains ‘bleak’ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan remains one of the 10 fragile countries where …
Nigeria to record largest surge in food insecurity globally in 2026
Nigeria is set to experience one of the highest increases in food insecurity worldwide in 2026, according to the latest Global Report on Food Crises released on April 24, 2026. The report, compiled by agencies including the Food and Agriculture Organization and World Food Programme, raised fresh concerns over worsening hunger levels driven by insecurity, economic hardship and declining humanitarian funding. According to FAO findings, about 4.1 m…
Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries - Report - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy
The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises on Friday, April 24, revealed that two-thirds of all people facing high levels of acute hunger are concentrated in just 10 countries. The report from the Global Network Against Food Crises further revealed that acute food insecurity remains highly concentrated in the countries, including Nigeria. “Ten countries namely, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan,…
ROME (IPS) A growing percentage of world hunger is concentrated in a small group of conflict-affected countries, and two thirds of the population suffering from acute food insecurity survives in just 10 nations, warned a report by United Nations agencies publicizing the situation.
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