Eastern Africa faced widespread and severe humanitarian
needs in 2024, driven by the impacts of conflict,
extreme weather, socio-economic shocks and multiple
disease outbreaks, including cholera, measles, mpox and
Marburg. Nearly 62 million people faced acute food
insecurity (IPC 3 or worse) and were unable to put
sufficient food on their tables, with two countries
(Sudan and South Sudan) coordinating responses to
Catastrophe/Famine food insecurity levels (IPC Phase 5).
Forced displacements continued, with more than 20
million people displaced in the region, by November
2024.
