New York, Feb. 10 -- This year could be a pivot point for global hunger. Despite decades of humanitarian progress, we are witnessing a dramatic reversal: more people are facing severe hunger today than at any point in the past decade. Conflict, climate shocks, and economic collapse are pushing millions to the brink of famine.

Our new 2026 Global Hunger Hotspots report draws on first-hand experience from our teams working in crisis zones and analysis of the latest data from the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI 2025) and the Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC 2025). Based on the latest data available, 295 million people are facing acute food insecurity across 59 countries. Two-thirds of these individuals live in just...