The IGAD Regional Focus of the 2024 Global Report on Food Crises is the result of a collaboration between the Food Security Information Network (FSIN) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a regional economic community that forms one of the building blocks of the African Union. It provides a comprehensive assessment of acute food insecurity and malnutrition in the eight IGAD countries as well as trends over time, key drivers and populations of highest concern based on a rigorous methodology. It also presents available data and information on forcibly displaced populations and includes a spotlight on the conflict in Sudan and a focus on pastoralism, deep-diving into important issues for the region.
The report serves as a key reference for governments, policymakers, and development and humanitarian actors in their efforts to tackle the root causes of food crises in the region.
It is a by-product of the annual Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC), which is produced by FSIN in support of the Global Network Against Food Crisis (GNAFC).
The In Brief provide a quick and easy way to grasp the key findings of the report.
Over a year into the conflict, the Sudan faces one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent history. Millions of people among the displaced and host
communities, especially women and children, are experiencing severe impacts on their food security and nutrition.
In July 2024, the IPC Famine Review Committee (FRC) found it plausible that Famine is ongoing in the Zamzam IDP camp.
High numbers of people are engaged in pastoralism throughout the IGAD region, contributing significantly to domestic and international trade.
Learn more on how pastors can provide income and food to sustain household food security and how successive shocks have undermined pastoralist livelihoods.