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Food insecurity: 266 million people in crisis worldwide in 2026
In 2026, the United Nations reported that 266 million people worldwide were facing acute food insecurity—double the number recorded a decade earlier. Armed conflicts, particularly the Middle East conflict, accelerating climate disruption, and economic crises exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic are driving this alarming surge. The analysis comes from Sébastien Abis, director of Club Demeter and researcher at IRIS, the French geopolitical think tank, speaking on RFI's program "Le grand invité international" on July 17, 2026.