Horn of Africa
October 2022 - January 2023
February - May 2023
IPC v3.1 Acute Food Insecurity Phase
The world's worst acute food insecurity emergency of 2022 is occurring over the Horn of Africa. In northern Ethiopia, extreme acute food insecurity has resulted from the conflict and subsequent limited commercial and humanitarian access. In the eastern Horn of Africa -- including Somalia, the arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya, and Ethiopia’s southern and southeastern pastoral areas -- an unprecedented multi-season drought is ongoing. The failed 2022 March-April-May-June rainy season has further devastated livelihoods and driven a sharp decrease in access to food and water, and a subsequent severe deterioration in nutritional status. Varying levels of acute food insecurity already exist in the region, and with forecasts indicating a potential fifth consecutive failed rainy season in October-November-December, the already severe humanitarian emergency in the region could further deepen.
Alerts & Statements
January 23, 2023
Press Release: Horn of Africa Experiences Five Consecutive Seasons of Drought for First Time in History
December 13, 2022
Alert: As deaths continue to accumulate despite assistance, Somalia is projected to face Famine in 2023
December 13, 2022
Press Release: Death toll rises despite no official Famine declaration in Somalia
November 7, 2022
Press Release: Unprecedented sixth consecutive season of drought forecast in Horn of Africa: Hunger surges as humanitarian efforts remain underfunded
November 7, 2022
Joint Statement: Immediate global action required to prevent Famine in the Horn of Africa
September 5, 2022
Press Release: Famine expected to emerge in Somalia in late 2022 in absence of urgent assistance
June 13, 2022
Press Release: Millions already face starvation in eastern Horn of Africa, fifth consecutive season of drought now forecast
June 9, 2022
Joint Statement: Unprecedented drought brings threat of starvation to millions in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia
May 30, 2022
Joint Alert: The threat of starvation looms after four failed rainy seasons
December 16, 2021
Press Release: Exceptional drought in the Horn of Africa
December 1, 2021
