FOOD SECURITY OVERVIEW

Conflict, inflation, disease outbreaks and poor access to
nutritious diets and safe water continue to impact the
state of food security and nutrition in Eastern Africa.

As of the end of September 2023, 62.6 million people
were food insecure; four out of nine countries in the
Region are among the most severe global food crises
(Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan).

Some 18.2 million people are displaced internally or
abroad, including 5 million refugees and asylum seekers
and 13.2 million IDPs. Since the conflict started in
Sudan, more than 4 million people have been displaced
internally and more than 1 million people have moved
across borders.