Hunger Hotspots

Hunger Hotspots

News: According to a recent Report by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Program (WFP) Hunger Hotspots – FAO-WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity, India’s neighbors, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Myanmar, are among the hunger hotspots in the world.

Key Findings:
 There are 18 areas in 22 countries where acute Food Insecurity may increase in magnitude and severity. Pakistan, the Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Syrian Arab Republic are hotspots with very high concern.
 Afghanistan, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen remain at the highest concern level.
 Weather extremes, such as heavy rains, tropical storms, Cyclones, Flooding, Drought and increased climate variability, remain significant drivers in some countries and regions.
 Deepening economic shocks and likely El-Nino continue to drive low- and middle-income nations deeper into crisis.

Key Recommendations:
 Emergency Actions - Sustain humanitarian assistance, including food assistance and agricultural inputs. Nutrition-related and agricultural livelihoods programmes.
 Anticipatory actions - Support the upcoming cultivation with harvesting packages, Supporting the establishment of green corridors between rural and urban centres to encourage safe spaces to sell produce and Implement cash-for-work activities by supporting harvesting activities, to provide income sources for farmers.
 Establish a local nutrition surveillance system to monitor the deterioration of the nutrition situation, especially in high-risk areas.
 Build the capacity of national and provincial disaster-management authorities on the inclusion of forecastbased financing and risk insurance.
Source – Down to Earth