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Global Food Crisis Report 2024
GS-2 Mains
Overall Numbers:
- 282 million people faced high acute food insecurity in 59 countries (2023).
- Proportion of affected population remains high (>20%) for 4th year in a row.
- 1 in 5 people assessed require critical urgent action.
- Number affected increased by 24 million since 2022 (5th consecutive rise).
Main Drivers of Food Crisis:
- Conflict/Insecurity (20 countries, 135 million people affected)
- Most severe crisis in Gaza Strip (Palestine) in 8 years.
- Sudan facing worst crisis globally, with armed conflict impacting breadbasket region.
- Highest number of forcibly displaced people (90 million) in 8 years.
- Extreme Weather (18 countries, 72 million people affected)
- 2023 hottest year on record with El Nino and climate change impacts.
- Many countries struggling to recover from droughts and floods.
- Economic Shocks (21 countries, 75 million people affected)
- Mainly low-income, import-dependent countries not benefiting from lower global food prices.
Other Important Points:
- Acute food insecurity worsened in 12 countries (2023 vs. 2022), with Sudan experiencing a significant deterioration.
- Food security improved in 17 countries (2023 vs. 2022).
- GRFC is produced by the Food Security Information Network and launched by the Global Network Against Food Crises.
- UN Secretary-General Guterres emphasizes urgency and need for data-driven solutions.
Additional Details:
- El Nino conditions currently prevail in the equatorial Pacific.
- IPC (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification) is a standardized tool for food security analysis.
- GRFC analyzes data from 1.3 billion people across 59 countries.
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