Hunger Hotspots FAO-WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity February to May 2022 Outlook

27/01/2022

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warn that acute food insecurity is likely to deteriorate further in 20 countries or situation (including one region) - called hunger hotspots – during the outlook period from February to May 2022.

FAO. 2022. Drought in the Horn of Africa – Rapid response and mitigation plan to avert a humanitarian catastrophe: December 2021–June 2022. Rome.

18/01/2022

The Horn of Africa is facing the third severe La Niña‑induced drought episode in a decade, and the region is on the verge of a catastrophe if humanitarian assistance is not urgently scaled up. Drought is particularly impacting Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia and exacerbating the humanitarian situation in a region characterized by underlying vulnerabilities and already suffering from the impact of multiple shocks since late 2019.