Global Hunger Funding Falls 59% as UN Names 13 Hotspots Near Famine

A new FAO and WFP report names 13 hunger hotspots for 2026 as humanitarian food funding falls 59 percent and acute food insecurity hits 266 million.

Global Hunger Funding Falls 59% as UN Names 13 Hotspots Near Famine A new FAO and WFP report names 13 hunger hotspots for 2026 as humanitarian food funding falls 59 percent and acute food insecurity hits 266 million. Aaron Rafferty June 22, 2026 Key Takeaways A new FAO and World Food Programme report names 13 hunger hotspots for June through November 2026, with Nigeria and Somalia moved into the highest famine-risk tier. Humanitarian funding for food, agriculture, and nutrition fell about 59 percent between 2022 and 2025, even as acute food insecurity reached 266 million people. As of June 2026, only about a third of prioritized food-security funding has been met, leaving aid groups to choose who eats. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Programme released a new Hunger Hotspots report on June 17, naming 13 places where food insecurity is set to worsen through November, with Nigeria and Somalia joining the highest-risk tier amid famine concerns. Conflict drives the crisis in 12 of the 13 hotspots, with Sudan, South Sudan, Yemen, and Palestine the most critical. Sudan remains the world's worst hunger crisis, with famine risk across parts of Darfur expected to continue into early 2027. The harder number sits underneath the map. Humanitarian funding for food, farming, and nutrition dropped by an estimated 59 percent between 2022 and 2025, levels not seen in nearly a decade. That number is worth sitting with. A separate 2026 Global Report on Food Crisis found acute food insecurity has more than doubled since 2016 , from 105 million people to 266 million, and that famine was declared in two countries at the same time for the first time. FAO officials said only about a third of the most prioritized food-security funding had been met as o