date:Sep 23, 2019
to large influxes of refugees from neighboring countries experiencing unrest.
In Afghanistan, 3.6 million people are reported to be in emergency (IPC Phase 4) levels of food insecurity, with another 10 million at crisis (IPC Phase 3) levels. In South Sudan, about 6.35 million people, or 54 per cent of the total population, are estimated to be severely food-insecure.
In Syria, while the increased output of the 2019 wheat harvest improved cereal availability in the country, still some 6.5 millio