Food insecurity reached a 10-year high in West and Central Africa, affecting 47.2 million people during the June-August lean season.
Mali and Chad will be hit the hardest, said WFP, with 800,000 people at risk of resorting to desperate measures to cope, including engaging in survival sex, early marriage, or joining armed groups.
During this year’s lean season, millions of families will lack sufficient food reserves to sustain them until the next harvests in September and many will receive little to no assistance to tide them through the gruelling months ahead. Conflict remains a key driver of hunger in the region, leading to forced population displacements that have emptied out entire villages and limited communities’ access to land for farming.
However, proactive investments in prevention and smart longer-term solutions can significantly reduce reliance on such emergency actions.
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