Acute food insecurity across 14 Cadre Harmonisé countries, June–August 2026

Cadre Harmonisé phase classifications · Displayed June–August 2026 period

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Data

What the source shows

Main result52.3 million people in Crisis or worse

Additional result2.81 million in Emergency or worse; coverage varies from 20% to 100%

Time basisDisplayed June–August 2026 period

Main takeaway

The source shows the scale and severity of acute food insecurity across the analyzed populations.

Keep in mind

Coverage varies across countries and periods. The classifications apply to the analyzed subset and are not a direct measure of each person’s moment-to-moment experience.

Charts

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Exclusive phase composition

Exclusive Phase 3, 4, and 5 populations.

Validated 14-country Cadre Harmonise profile, June-August 2026.

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Four measures, four questions

Four headline measures of hunger and malnutrition.

SOFI 2026, GRFC 2026, and JME 2025 edition.

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USU Research

Experimental daily-equivalent USU pilot

Central experimental result109 million USU/day

82.5–136 million USU/dayDeterministic model range, not a confidence interval

Model assumptions

Phase 3 intensity 3/4/5; Phase 4 5/6/7; Phase 5 7/8/9; one-day duration; p=1; no overlap; mortality separate. P1 early illustrative intensity mapping.

Reports and data

Public brief

A short summary of the data, experimental result, and main limitations.

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Full report

Source context, mappings, calculations, results, and interpretation.

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Technical methods: assumptions and reproducibility note.