April 30, 2026
The Executive Director of Concern Worldwide, Dominic Crowley, published in the Irish Times to amplify the findings of the 2026 Global Report on Food Crises, noting how “in total, 266 million people in 47 countries/territories experienced high levels of acute food insecurity in 2025. Nearly one quarter of the population in these countries/territories are acutely food … This acute food insecurity is mostly concentrated in just ten countries.”
He adds that “reflecting our focus on food insecurity, Concern Worldwide works in eight of these countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, the DRC, Pakistan, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. Over the past twelve months, Concern has also supported a response to the March 2025 earthquake in a ninth country in the list – Myanmar.”
He writes: “These figures could get even worse. Harsh reductions in aid and the ongoing conflict in Iran and the Gulf States threatens to push more vulnerable people into poverty and acute food insecurity….It is vital that governments and donors scale up aid and investment in resilient food systems and support safe humanitarian access to prevent further catastrophe.”
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