Global Hunger Crisis Worsens, Warns WFP, Citing Rising Costs and Underfunded Responses in Multiple Regions

The World Food Programme (WFP) warns of a worsening global hunger crisis, with increasing costs driving food insecurity and underfunded humanitarian responses leading to fewer people being reached. Specifically, 2.5 million people in Somalia, 2.3 million in Afghanistan, and 1.3 million in Sri Lanka are acutely food insecure. The WFP also highlights a 'crisis within a crisis' in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo due to an Ebola outbreak amidst existing displacement and food insecurity. The organization emphasizes that acting now is significantly cheaper than waiting for full-blown disasters.