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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nJean-Martin Bauer, director of food security and nutrition analysis, emphasized the unprecedented scale of the crisis, noting the organization is confronting two concurrent famines for the first time\u2014in Sudan and Gaza. The number of people facing famine-like conditions has doubled in just two years. Currently, 1.4 million people across Gaza, Sudan, South Sudan, Mali, and Yemen are classified at Phase 5\u2014the worst level of food insecurity according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sudan remains the world\u2019s largest humanitarian crisis, with WFP able to aid 4.1 million people in August but lacking resources to reach nearly double that number. In Yemen, ongoing conflict and funding gaps continue to exacerbate food insecurity. Afghanistan faces critical shortages, with less than 10% of its more than 10 million acutely food insecure receiving assistance; winter aid is expected to cover fewer than 8%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n South Sudan\u2019s record flooding has displaced many, but funding cuts have forced WFP to scale down aid to only the most critical areas. Somalia has seen a 75% reduction in emergency food assistance compared to last year. In Haiti, funding shortfalls have halted hot meal programs for displaced communities and left the country vulnerable during the hurricane season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Globally, 319 million people suffer from acute food insecurity, with 44 million at emergency hunger levels. WFP warns that without urgent donor intervention, assistance could decline by 40% this year, with further cuts possible in 2026, greatly increasing famine risks. Bauer cautioned, \u201cFamine is not inevitable, but without action, it is becoming increasingly likely.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The World Food Programme (WFP) has issued a stark warning that severe funding shortfalls are pushing food aid operations in Gaza, Sudan, Yemen, and other crisis-affected countries to the brink of collapse, risking famine for millions. A recent WFP report titled \u201cA Lifeline at Risk\u201d reveals that unprecedented cuts are forcing ration reductions, suspension of …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":135652,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"no","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[{"account":"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329","service":"facebook","timestamp":1760691427,"status":"error"}],"rop_publish_now_status":"done","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,9792],"tags":[15194,15193],"class_list":["post-135611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-world-news","tag-hunger-crisis-in-conflict-hit-countries","tag-wfp-report"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-17-115517.png\")
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