Horn of Africa
April - May 2022
June - September 2022
IPC v3.0 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
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