Ongoing conflict challenges delivery of humanitarian aid and famine relief
Gaza, Haiti, and Sudan currently face high levels of acute food insecurity. Despite past optimism about reducing or eradicating famines through infrastructure improvements and global humanitarian efforts, conflict remains a significant factor contributing to...Understanding the definition of famine and the IPC’s role
The UN’s hunger monitoring initiative, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), uses a five-tier system to determine whether a famine should be declared in a certain region. Most recently, on March 1, 2024, the IPC activated the Famine Review...
Rebuilding the Humanitarian Information Ecosystem
This project includes studies on early warning and assessment of crises, specifically looking at real-time monitoring, anticipatory action, political constraints, data collection and analysis, and the validity of indicators.
Do Famine Declarations Really Lead to Increased Funding?
This policy brief examines the relationship between famine declarations and funding since 2011. It shows that, with that one exception, there is little evidence that famine declarations actually result in a rapid increase in funding.