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
New global report highlights slow progress in expanding secure land tenure
25/2/2026: The ownership, tenure or use rights of only 35 percent of the world’s land is formally documented, according to a new UN report. More than one billion people fear that they could lose the rights to some or all of their land and housing within the next five years. And more than a third of the world’s stored carbon and 40 percent of its intact forests are at risk of legal limbo.
Source: UN Food and Agriculture Organization
Food security is the basis of global stability
12/2/2026: The annual Munich Security Conference has highlighted the imbalance between investment in defence and global food security. We need our leaders to recognize that stability and food security are inseparable.
Source: Devex
Hunger concern amid rising violence in West and Central Africa
16/1/2026: A toxic combination of surging conflict, displacement, and economic turmoil has been driving hunger in West and Central Africa, while reductions in humanitarian assistance are pushing communities beyond their ability to cope. A staggering 55 million people in the region are expected to endure crisis levels of hunger, or worse, during the June–August 2026 lean season.
Source: World Food Programme