Climate Change: New UN Report Warns of Conflict-Induced Famine and Catastrophic Hunger in 5 Major Hotspots alongside the Looming La Niña Climate Threat in Others

Oct 31, 2024 | World Food Programme
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Acute food insecurity is set to increase in both magnitude and severity across 22 countries and territories, according to a new United Nations report. The report warns that the spread of conflict, particularly in the Middle East – coupled with climate and economic stressors - is pushing millions of people to the brink. The report spotlights the regional fallout from the crisis in Gaza which has seen Lebanon engulfed in conflict and warns that the La Niña weather pattern could impact climates through March 2025, threatening fragile food systems in already vulnerable regions.