In its flagship 2025 Global Outlook report, released at the WFP's Rome headquarters, the agency said that at least 343 million people across 74 countries are currently facing acute food insecurity, marking a 10% increase compared to last year.
Some 16.9 billion U.S. dollars will be needed to help people in the world who need the most urgent humanitarian food assistance in 2025, the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said on Friday 23 November.
In its flagship 2025 Global Outlook report, released at the WFP's Rome headquarters, the agency said that at least 343 million people across 74 countries are currently facing acute food insecurity, marking a 10% increase compared to last year.
The country contexts in which WFP operates are becoming more complex, making reaching people in need more difficult and costly, says the report.
The shortfalls in funding raised in 2024 have already forced the WFP to scale back its activities this year, often leaving some of the most vulnerable behind, according to the report.
The report projects that in 2025, approximately 16.9 billion U.S. dollars will be needed to provide assistance to 123 million people in hunger.
WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain stressed that global humanitarian needs are rising, fueled by devastating conflicts, more frequent climate disasters, and extensive economic turmoil, demanding financial and diplomatic support from the international community.
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