WFP projects food insecurity could reach record levels as a result of Middle East escalation | World Food Programme

Country: World Source: World Food Programme • Roughly 45 million more people could be pushed into acute hunger this year if conflict persists • Global numbers of food-insecure people could reach levels last seen at start of Ukraine war • Import reliant countries in Africa and Asia face the steepest potential rise in hunger risk ROME, Italy – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is warning today that the total number of people around the world facing acute levels of hunger could reach record numbers in 2026