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Global Report on Food Crises 2025
Acute hunger reaches a record high while global aid is faltering
The report will go live on 16 May (Friday) at 12:00 CEST on the GNAFC website and FSIN website : FAO experts are available for interviews upon request
On 16 May 2025, the Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC) – a multi-stakeholder initiativeto prevent, prepare for, and respond to food crises– will release the 2025 edition of its flagship publication: The Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC). The production of the report is coordinated by the Food Security Information Network (FSIN) for the Network.
GRFC 2025 highlights that the number of people facing acute food insecurity surged for the sixth consecutive year in 2024 amid significant reductions in lifesaving humanitarian funding.
The report prominently features crises requiring immediate action, such as Gaza and Sudan, as well as the unprecedented deterioration in terms of the amount of people having been pushed into Catastrophe conditions (IPC/CH Phase 5) in 2024.
It also provides a comprehensive analysis of key factors driving food crises globally, including conflict, climate and economic shocks, and displacement. For the first time, the report spotlights ‘nutrition crises’ and ‘nutrition concerns’ in food crises contexts.
Hybrid high-level launch event: 16 May 2025, 14:00-15:30 CEST, Italian Conference Room (S-105), IFAD headquarters, Rome
Also on 16 May, starting at 14:00 CEST, a hybrid high-level event will bring together leaders from the European Union, the United Nations, intergovernmental organizations as well as government officials to present the report’s key findings in the context of global shocks – economic crisis, changing climate, and funding cuts – and discuss models of efficiencies and ‘what has worked’ both in terms of evidence, policy development and response models.
High-level speakers include:
* António Guterres, Secretary-General un the United Nations (video message)
* Hadja Lahbib, European Commissioner for Preparedness and Crisis Management (video message)
* QU Dongyu, Director-General, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
* Alvaro Lario, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
* Cindy McCain, Executive Director, the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP)
* Catherine Russell, Executive Director, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
* Raouf Mazou, Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
* Axel van Trotsenburg, Senior Managing Director, World Bank
* Marjeta Jager, Deputy Director-General, International Partnerships, European Commission
* Ariane Hildebrandt, Director-General, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Federal Republic of Germany.
Follow the event:
Those interested can register for the virtual Zoom event here.
Event information and resources here.
About the Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC)
GNAFC is a multistakeholder initiative comprising humanitarian and development actors working together to offer a coherent coordination framework to step up joint efforts to address food crises along the humanitarian development-peace nexus and continue to raise global awareness and commitment from all relevant actors. It promotes collective efforts in analysis and strategic programming for more efficient use of resources to prevent, prepare for and respond to food crises and, ultimately, support collective outcomes related to SDG 2 for lasting solutions to food crises.
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About the Food Security Information Network (FSIN)
The Food Security Information Network (FSIN) is a technical global platform for the exchange of expertise, knowledge and best practices on food security and nutrition analysis. Its purpose is to promote timely, independent and consensus-based information and support evidence-based decision-making to eradicate hunger and malnutrition. As a key partner of the Global Network Against Food Crises, FSIN coordinates the publication of the Global Report on Food Crises.
http://www.fsinplatform.org | X: @FSIN_News
About the Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC)
The Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) is an annual flagship report involving commitment and contributions from 16 international humanitarian and development partners coordinated by the Food Security Information Network (FSIN) in support of the Global Network Against Food Crises. Since 2016, the report has been providing a global picture of the scale and magnitude of food crises, by compiling the main global and regional food security analyses through a transparent and consensus-based process. It aims to inform and promote timely, cost-efficient, need-based humanitarian (and resilience-building) actions. The report is made possible thanks to the support of the European Union.
RESOURCES
Global Network against Food Crises
Food Security Information Network
Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) global platform
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