| Region/Country | Reason for emergency |
| Angola* | Returnees |
| Burundi* | Civil strife, IDPs and returnees |
| Chad | Refugees, lack of rainfall |
| Central Afr. Rep. | Recent civil strife |
| Congo, Dem.Rep.* | Civil strife, IDPs and refugees |
| Congo Rep. of | IDPs, Refugees |
| C�te d�Ivoire | Civil strife, IDPs |
| Eritrea* | Drought,IDPs, returnees |
| Ethiopia* | Drought, IDPs |
| Guinea* | IDPs and refugees |
| Kenya* | Drought |
| Liberia* | Recent civil strife, IDPs |
| Malawi* | Drought in parts |
| Mali | Drought, locusts in parts |
| Mauritania* | Drought, locusts |
| Niger | Drought, locusts in parts |
| Sierra Leone* | Returnees, refugees |
| Somalia* | Civil strife, drought in parts |
| Sudan* | Civil strife, drought in parts |
| Swaziland* | Drought in parts |
| Tanzania, U.R. | Drought in parts, refugees |
| Uganda* | Civil strife, IDPs |
| Zimbabwe* | Economic crisis, drought |
| Afghanistan* | Civil strife, IDPs and returnees |
| Bangladesh* | Floods |
| Indonesia (Aceh Province) | Tsunami |
| Iraq* | Conflict and insecurity |
| Korea, DPR* | Economic constraints |
| Maldives | Tsunami |
| Mongolia* | Summer drought and harsh winter |
| Sri Lanka* | Tsunami |
| Bolivia | Drought, civil unrest |
| Haiti* | Civil strife and drought |
| Russian Federation (Chechnya) | Civil strife |
| Country | Main contributing factor |
| Botswana | Drought |
| Cuba* | Drought |
| Ecuador* | Floods |
| Kenya* | Drought in parts |
| Malawi* | Drought in parts |
| Maldives | Tsunami |
| Mozambique | Drought in parts |
| Swaziland* | Drought |
| Zambia | Drought in parts |
| Zimbabwe* | Economic crisis, drought |
None.
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1/ Both here and in the text, countries with unfavourable prospects for current crop and/or uncovered shortfalls are marked in boldface,and thoseaffected or threatened by successive poor crops or food shortages are marked with an asterisk [*].
Countries Facing Food Emergencies: Refer to an exceptional shortfall in aggregate food supplies or a localised deficit as a result of crop failures, natural disasters, interruption of imports, disruption of distribution, excessive post-harvest losses, other supply bottlenecks and/or an increased demand for food arising from population movements within the country or an influx of refugees. In the case of an exceptional shortfall in aggregate food supplies, emergency food aid June be required to cover all or part of the deficit.
Unfavourable Prospects for Current Crops: Refer to prospects of a shortfall in production of current crops as a result of a reduction of the area planted and/or adverse weather conditions, plant pests, diseases and other calamities which indicate a need for close monitoring of the crops for the remainder of the growing season.
Purchase and distribution of localized or exportable surpluses, requiring external assistance: Refers to a situation of exceptional surplus in a particular area of a country, which needs to be transported to deficit areas in the same country or the neighbouring countries, and for which purpose external assistance is required.
Note: The maps on the front cover indicate countries with unfavourable crop prospects and/or those facing food emergencies.
Please note that the country reports � as updated between publications of the print version � are available from the GIEWS website : http://www.fao.org/giews/ in the GIEWS Workstation.