FAO: Global Food Prices Hit Highest Level Since January 2023 in July 2026
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization said global food commodity prices rose in July to their highest level since January 2023, as food-security risks deepen.
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UN Agencies Report 2.1 Billion People Faced Food Insecurity in 2025
A new five-agency UN report finds modest global progress on hunger, but says affordability and regional disparities continue to block progress toward 2030 goals.
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FAO and WFP Warn Hunger Could Worsen Across 13 Hotspots Through November 2026
A new FAO-WFP early-warning report identifies Sudan, South Sudan, Yemen and Palestine as the most severe hunger hotspots and places Nigeria in the highest-concern group.
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FAO and WFP Warn Hunger Could Worsen Across 13 Global Hotspots
Sudan, South Sudan, Yemen and Palestine were identified as the most critical hunger hotspots, while Nigeria joined the highest-concern group with 34.8 million people projected to face acute food insecurity.
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Afghanistan Food Distributions to Be Suspended as Child Malnutrition Peaks, WFP Says
The World Food Programme says funding shortages will force a suspension of famine-prevention food distributions in Afghanistan’s worst-hit areas from August through October, during the country’s annual peak season for malnutrition.
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FAO and WFP Warn on July 15 That Hunger Could Worsen in 13 Hotspots, Including Five Sahel Countries
The Food and Agriculture Organization and World Food Programme said on July 15 that acute food insecurity could worsen across 13 countries and territories through November 2026, calling for early humanitarian action.
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Afghanistan’s Child Malnutrition Crisis Worsens as U.N. and WFP Suspend Food Aid
The United Nations and World Food Programme say worsening malnutrition has reached critical levels in parts of Afghanistan, as funding shortages force food distributions to be suspended during the peak hunger season.
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FAO and WFP warn hunger may worsen in Yemen and five Sahel countries
A June-November 2026 outlook from FAO and WFP identifies 13 hunger hotspots where conflict, climate shocks and food affordability pressures could deepen acute food insecurity.
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FAO and WFP warn on July 29 that hunger could worsen in 13 global hotspots
The U.N. food agencies say acute hunger may deteriorate between June and November 2026 as conflict, funding shortages and climate shocks increase pressure on vulnerable populations.
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UN Warns Gaza Food Gains Could Unravel Without Sustained Aid Access
UN agencies said food and nutrition conditions in Gaza improved after the October 2025 ceasefire, but warned on July 24, 2026, that the gains could quickly reverse without continued humanitarian and commercial flows.
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FAO and WFP warn 9.1 million people in five Sahel countries face severe hunger this summer
FAO and WFP said on July 9 that 9.1 million people in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger could face Crisis-level food insecurity or worse during the June-August 2026 lean season.
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UN agencies warn strikes and funding pressure are worsening Lebanon’s humanitarian crisis
A July 24 UN briefing reported further strikes affecting Lebanese hospitals, a fourfold rise in demand for gender-based-violence services and mounting funding and access constraints on aid operations.
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WFP Suspends Afghanistan Food Aid in Peak Malnutrition Season
WFP says funding shortages will suspend famine-prevention food distributions in Afghanistan from August through October, as child-malnutrition needs peak.
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Gaza’s Fragile Food Gains Depend on Sustained Aid Access
Gaza’s food security improved, but 1.4 million people are projected to face crisis-level hunger through December as aid coverage remains fragile.
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Global Food Prices Eased in June, but Food Security Risks Remain
World food benchmarks eased in June, but conflict, currency weakness, transport costs and aid shortages continue to limit access to affordable food.
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UN warns hunger is worsening in 13 global hotspots as famine risk rises
UN food agencies warn acute hunger could worsen in 13 hotspots by November, with conflict, funding cuts and climate shocks raising famine risks for millions.
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UN food agencies seek $202M for El Niño early aid in 22 countries
FAO and WFP want $202 million for early El Niño aid in 22 high-risk countries, aiming to protect 8.8 million people before shocks peak.