Emergency Food Security Program Reports are submitted pursuant to the annual requirement from the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (P.L. 114-195), which amended Section 492 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2292a(e)).

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Emergency Food Security Program - FY 2021

Global acute hunger continued to rise in FY 2021, as conflict and insecurity, extreme and variable weather conditions, large-scale economic crises, and the effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic drove acute food insecurity. An estimated 161 million people across 42 countries were experiencing acute food insecurity in 2021—a 19 percent increase compared to 2020.

Emergency Food Security Program - FY 2020

In 2020, levels of acute hunger remained high around the globe with an estimated 113 million people across 46 countries projected to need emergency food assistance, according to the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET). Global hunger has been increasing since 2016, in part driven by conflict and insecurity in countries such as Syria, South Sudan, and Somalia.