Committee Reports

NARRATIVE REPORT ON FOOD ASSISTANCE BY MEMBERS OF THE
FOOD ASSISTANCE CONVENTION

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

Throughout 2022, food crises increased in size and severity, reaching record-breaking levels, with 258 million people acutely food-insecure and requiring urgent food assistance¹. Conflicts and mass displacement continue to drive global hunger. In connection to Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine, the cost of food surged beyond the levels of 2019, which were already escalated due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This, coupled with widespread poverty, worsening inequality, and significant lack of development, resulted in an inability for vulnerable communities to access food. Furthermore, the ongoing climate crisis and occurrences of natural disasters have intensified an already precarious state of food insecurity.

In 2022, all parties fulfilled or substantially exceeded their commitments by collectively contributing over 10 billion US dollars to the improvement of worldwide food security. Cash-based transfer programming (CBT) continued to receive increased support, and contributions were mostly earmarked at country and activity or modality level. Key responses were supported in collaboration with various agencies and programmes of the United Nations, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, national governments in the developing world, and civil-society organizations. In 2022, the most food aid was given to Ethiopia, Yemen, Somalia, Afghanistan, South-Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Sudan, Kenya and Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Source of figures: FAC Secretariat

¹The Global Report on Food Crises - https://www.fightfoodcrises.net/events/grfc-2023