WFP-FAO Report: Yemen, Palestine, Sudan Face Deepening Hunger Crisis from Conflict

The World Food Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organization warned in a joint report on Monday that armed conflict, collapsing humanitarian funding, and broken supply chains are deepening hunger crises across Yemen, Palestine, Sudan, Somalia, and Nigeria, where 34.8 million people now face acute food insecurity. The two UN agencies said humanitarian funding has fallen 59 percent since 2022, leaving aid operations unable to meet rising need in the world's most fragile conflict zones. The report identified these five as among the hunger hotspots where fighting is the primary driver of food insecurity, cutting families off from markets, farmland, and aid corridors. In Palestine, the agencies have repeatedly cited Israel's restrictions on aid entering Gaza as a cause of catastrophic shortages. In Sudan, more than two years of war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces have displaced millions and pushed parts of the country toward famine. Qatar, a leading humanitarian donor and mediator in regional conflicts, has channelled aid and diplomatic effort toward several of the affected states, including Gaza, Sudan, and Somalia.