Scramble for biofuel could accelerate global food crisis
5/6/2026: Demand for biofuels is likely to leap by nearly a third this year as the price of oil has risen to nearly $100 a barrel. Biofuels compete with food crops for land, stoking food price inflation and shortage. Generating renewable energy is a far more efficient use of land than growing crops for fuel.
Source: The Guardian
Acute food insecurity takes hold in Yemen
3/6/2026: Nearly half of the population in Government-controlled areas of Yemen are facing high levels of acute food insecurity, the figure likely to rise as the year progresses. Families are being pushed beyond their coping capacity by the combined effects of conflict and declining humanitarian support.
Source: World Food Programme
Strait of Hormuz: time running out to avert global food security crisis
26/5/2026: The Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization has warned that actions taken now to end disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz will be critical in determining whether the world faces a serious food security crisis. He described the crisis as a systemic shock to the global agrifood system.
Source: UN Food and Agriculture Organization
UN agencies warn of famine risk in Somalia and Sudan
15/5/2026: UN humanitarian agencies have identified the risk of famine in a region of southwest Somalia and also in Sudan. Conditions have been exacerbated by closure of more than 500 health and nutrition facilities across Somalia due to lack of funding. The agencies call for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Sudan where violence, displacement and severe humanitarian access constraints are impacting children, families and communities across the country.
Source: UN Food and Agriculture Organization
Stop the war before El Niño creates a crisis the world cannot absorb
7/5/2026: The chief economist of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization warns that El Niño will not wait for the Strait of Hormuz to open. On its own, the strong El Niño expected from mid-2026 would pose serious risks to global food security. Combined with conflict in the Middle-East, it becomes a systemic risk multiplier.
Source: Devex
Hunger intensifies in South Sudan
28/4/2026: UN agencies have warned that a deepening hunger crisis in South Sudan is pushing 7.8 million people into high levels of acute food insecurity, over half of the population. The crisis is being driven by escalating conflict and lack of access to health services that have been damaged or closed. The agencies warn of a credible risk of famine in four counties.
Source: UN Food and Agriculture Organization
More than half of Haitians still facing acute food insecurity
18/4/2026: Over five million people in Haiti are currently experiencing acute food insecurity. Of these, more than 1.8 million people are in emergency conditions requiring immediate humanitarian assistance. Violence linked to armed groups has displaced more than one million people, disrupting food supply chains and restricting farmers’ access to their land.
Source: UN Food and Agriculture Organization
Five things to know about Sudan’s food crisis
15/4/2026: The world faces multiple crises at any given time, all vying for our attention. As other crises command headlines, the suffering of Sudan’s people must not be ignored or forgotten. Conflict, displacement and economic pressures continue to fuel unprecedented levels of hunger and humanitarian need.
Source: UN Food and Agriculture Organization
Global food insecurity at risk from Middle East escalation
17/3/2026: The World Food Programme has warned that the total number of people around the world facing acute levels of hunger could reach record numbers in 2026 if the escalation in the Middle East continues to destabilize the world’s economy. Countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia are the most vulnerable due to a reliance on food and fuel imports.
Source: World Food Programme
Big Tech is reshaping food production in Global South
26/2/2026: A report by IPES-Food warns that a powerful alliance between the world's largest technology and agriculture corporations is rapidly gaining control of farming under the guise of innovation. This pathway risks widening inequality between farms and between richer and poorer countries, and shrinking democratic oversight over food systems.
Source: IPES-Food