FAO and WFP Add Nigeria and Somalia to Famine-Risk Hunger Hotspots for 2026

A new FAO-WFP Hunger Hotspots report names 13 countries where acute food insecurity will worsen between June and November 2026, newly elevating Nigeria's Borno State and Somalia to the highest famine-risk tier as humanitarian funding falls 59%.

FAO and WFP Add Nigeria and Somalia to Famine-Risk Hunger Hotspots for 2026 A new FAO-WFP Hunger Hotspots report names 13 countries where acute food insecurity will worsen between June and November 2026, newly elevating Nigeria's Borno State and Somalia to the highest famine-risk tier as humanitarian funding falls 59%. Aaron Rafferty June 23, 2026 Key Takeaways A new FAO-WFP Hunger Hotspots report flags 13 countries for worsening acute food insecurity between June and November 2026, with Sudan, South Sudan, Yemen, and Palestine the most critical. Nigeria's Borno State and Somalia were newly elevated to the highest famine-risk tier, with about 15,000 people in Borno projected to face Catastrophe-level hunger between June and August. Humanitarian food funding fell an estimated 59% between 2022 and 2025, and only about a third of priority food-security needs were funded as of June 2026. The Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Programme warned in a new Hunger Hotspots report that acute food insecurity will worsen for millions across 13 countries between June and November 2026, according to UN News . Sudan, South Sudan, Yemen, and Palestine remain the most critical, and conflict is the main driver in 12 of the 13. The newest names are the alarming part. Nigeria's Borno State and Somalia were moved into the highest-concern category over rising famine risk, per the WFP . In Borno, about 15,000 people are projected to face Catastrophe, the most severe classification, between June and August, and Somalia now carries a famine risk in its Burhakaba District. Sudan is worse still. A risk of famine has been identified across 14 areas, and the number of people in Catastrophe is projected to climb to 200,000 between June and September, up from 135,000 earl