In 2024, more than 295 million people in 53 countries and territories experienced acute levels of hunger (13.7 million more than in 2023). Malnutrition, particularly child malnutrition, has reached extremely high levels in the Gaza Strip, Mali, Sudan and Yemen. Almost 38 million children under the age of five were severely malnourished in 26 nutritional crises. These are some of the figures from the 2025 Global Report on Food Crises, prepared by an international network led by the Food Security Information Network.

The publication highlights a marked increase in hunger caused by forced displacement, with nearly 95 million forcibly displaced persons living in countries facing food crises such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Colombia, Sudan and Syria.

Other factors contributing to the global food crisis are: economic shocks, including inflation and currency devaluation, which have led to starvation in 15 countries, affecting 59.4 million people; and extreme weather conditions, in particular droughts and floods caused by El Niño, which have pushed 18 countries into a food crisis, affecting over 96 million people.

The English version of the Report is available on the Unicef website.

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