This section presents information-and decision-support tools to strengthen the ability of policymakers, food policy experts, and researchers to respond quickly to dynamic developments in the world food system.
Here you can find the latest information on current food crises through the Global Report on Food Crises, information from across Early Warning Systems, Vulnerability to Global Market Shocks V.2: Price Shocks to Major Staple Foods, and the Excessive Food Price Variability tool where you can track daily updates in food price volatility.
Global Report on Food Crises 2025
Click here to access the Global Report on Food Crises page in the Food Security Portal.
Key messages
In 2024, 295.3 million people across 53 countries faced high levels of acute food insecurity—the sixth straight yearly increase—driven by conflict, climate extremes, and economic shocks. Catastrophic conditions (IPC Phase 5) more than doubled, especially in the Gaza Strip and Sudan. Malnutrition worsened, affecting 37.7 million children, mostly in countries with overlapping food and nutrition crises. Conflict zones also housed 95.8 million forcibly displaced people, with many facing severe food insecurity. Outlook for 2025 is grim as conflicts persist, climate risks intensify, and humanitarian funding declines—threatening food and nutrition aid for millions, particularly vulnerable children.
To download the report:
FSIN and Global Network Against Food Crises. 2025. Global Report on Food Crises 2025. Rome.
Excessive Food Price Volatility Early Warning System
Excessive food price volatility affects farmers, traders, processors and consumers – and it threatens food security. In the aftermath of the 2007-2008 food price crisis and post-crisis commodity price volatility, the Food Security Portal developed the Excessive Food Price Volatility Early Warning System. This system aims to identify unusual periods of excessive price variability, defined as price variability that exceeds a pre-established threshold.
Early Warning Hub
Reliable, timely information on food production and availability, food prices, and hunger levels are key to helping decision makers anticipate and respond to food crises and their drivers. Early warning systems exist to collect, analyze, and disseminate such information.
The Early Warning Hub brings together in one place the alerts and other information from across several Early Warning Systems.