Hunger, Harm, and Hard Choices

Global food insecurity is escalating due to economic shocks, climate change, and conflict, with 295 million people in 53 countries facing acute hunger by the end of 2024. Displaced families are particularly vulnerable, often unable to access food or livelihoods due to legal and logistical barriers. 

Despite the growing need, humanitarian funding remains critically low, with only 10% of the required $46 billion secured by May 2025. In response, World Vision and the World Food Programme conducted a study across 13 crisis-affected contexts to assess the impact of reduced food assistance. 

The research, conducted from January to April 2025, involved over 5,000 household surveys and dozens of focus groups and interviews, revealing the severe consequences of underfunded humanitarian responses on food security, education, child protection, and health.