Who are we?
The Food Security and Nutrition Working Group (FSNWG) is a regional platform, currently co-chaired by ICPAC and FAO. It’s goal is twofold: Providing an up-to-date food security and nutrition situation analysis (early warning) and offering a forum to build consensus on critical issues facing policy and interventions The FNSWG has served regional governments, donors, and nongovernmental agencies since the early 2000’s. Current membership includes approximately 80 organizations (IGAD, UN agencies, NGOs, donors and research institutions) who contribute to the operation and content of the working group and its nutrition, markets, food security information, livestock and pastoralist subgroups.
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Regional focus on IGAD Member States, 2020 Global report on Food Crisis
In 2019, 135 million people faced acute food insecurity that required urgent action (IPC/CH Phase 3…
COVID19 Alert
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is likely to exacerbate existing food crises in the East Africa regio…
East Africa Cross Border Trade Bulletin
The Market Analysis Sub-group of the Food Security and Nutrition Working Group (FSNWG) monitors inf…
Global Food Crisis Report 2020
The Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2020 is the result of a joint, consensus-based assessment o…
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Nearly 28 million people were already food insecure before COVID-19 in the IGAD region
Nairobi / Djibouti, 4th June 2020: An estimated 27.6 million people across the IGAD region were classified in Crisis or worse (IPC Phase 3+) levels of acute food insecurity in 2019. This figure represents 20% …
Regional focus on IGAD Member States, 2020 Global report on Food Crisis
In 2019, 135 million people faced acute food insecurity that required urgent action (IPC/CH Phase 3 or above) in 55 countries and territories analysed across the world, according to the Global Report on Food Crises …
COVID19 Alert
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is likely to exacerbate existing food crises in the East Africa region and drive worsening food security and nutritional outcomes. Given the high level of uncertainty relating to both on the …
East Africa Cross Border Trade Bulletin
The Market Analysis Sub-group of the Food Security and Nutrition Working Group (FSNWG) monitors informal crossborder trade of 88 food commodities and livestock in eastern Africa in order to quantify the impact on regional food …
Global Food Crisis Report 2020
The Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2020 is the result of a joint, consensus-based assessment of acute food insecurity situations around the world by 16 partner organizations. At 135 million, the number of people …
Food Security Statement March 2020
33.1 million people in the eastern and central Africa region are currently severely food insecure (IPC phase 3 or worse) and require food assistance. Of these, 16.95 million are from four of the eight IGAD …