Over 14 Million Afghans Face Severe Food Insecurity By Spring, Says UN

According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, it has been predicted that 14.8 million people in Afghanistan will face severe food insecurity from November 2024 to March 2025.

These figures include about 32% of the total population of the country.
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) in collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP), the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and other UN humanitarian partners assesses the food security situation in different countries.
According to the latest UN report released on Tuesday, January 7, food insecurity in Afghanistan peaked at the end of 2021, with more than 22 million people living in food insecurity.
The report shows that the number of people who are expected to face food security problems in the coming months will be 1.1 million fewer than in the same period in November 2023 to March 2024.
Wheat harvests in 2024 were above average but still below the national level, underscoring the need for wheat imports or humanitarian food supplement assistance, the report said.
The report comes as the World Bank recently reported a "severe" food security crisis in the country and said that millions of people are facing serious difficulties in accessing enough food.