FAO-WFP Early Warning Analysis of Acute Food Insecurity Hotspots - November 2020

Publication language
English
Pages
29pp
Date published
06 Nov 2020
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Development & humanitarian aid, Early warning, COVID-19, Epidemics & pandemics, Food and nutrition, Food aid, Food security, humanitarian action
Organisations
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), World Food Programme (WFP)
Link
https://www.wfp.org/publications/fao-wfp-early-warning-analysis-acute-food-insecurity-hotspots-november-2020

As acute food insecurity levels appear to be reaching new highs globally, also as a result of the socio-economic fallout of measures imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19, this joint FAO-WFP report aims to raise an early warning on 20 countries and situations - called hotspots - that, starting from already significant levels of acute food insecurity in early 2020, are facing the risk of a further rapid deterioration over the next months. Through a forward-looking analysis on potential evolutions of food insecurity drivers, this report aims to inform urgent action to safeguard the most vulnerable communities in the countries covered.