40 pc Afghans face acute food insecurity this winter, warn FAO and WFP
Nearly 40 per cent of Afghanistan's population is projected to face high levels of acute food insecurity this winter, while cases of acute malnutrition are set to surge in 2027, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warned. Citing the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis, the two UN agencies said about 19.2 million people, or 38 per cent of the population, will face high levels of acute food insecurity during the November-April lean season, up from 17.4 million projected for the same period a year earlier. Around five…
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- Monday, 19 October 2026, 10:20 pm IST
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