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SUMMARY:Joint FAO WFP briefing to partners on Thursday\, 9 July 2026 | 15:
 00- 16:00 CEST
DTSTART:20260709T130000Z
DTEND:20260709T140000Z
DTSTAMP:20260704T124300Z
UID:indico-event-1024829@indico.un.org
CONTACT:Sharon.Lupera@fao.org\;Melisa.Aytekin@fao.org
DESCRIPTION:Sahel Food Crisis Update\nThe Sahel is entering the 2026 lean 
 season amid a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian and food security situati
 on. In Burkina Faso\, Chad\, Mali\, Mauritania and Niger alone\, an estima
 ted 9.1 million people are projected to face Crisis levels of food insecur
 ity or worse during the June to August 2026 lean season. More broadly\, th
 e latest Cadre Harmonisé analysis projects that up to 54.8 million people
  across West Africa and the Sahel could face acute food insecurity during 
 the same period if urgent action is not taken. Conflict and insecurity con
 tinue to drive displacement\, disrupt markets and agricultural production\
 , and restrict humanitarian access\, while millions remain trapped in hard
 -to-reach and besieged areas. Rising rates of acute malnutrition\, recurre
 nt climate shocks\, high food and input prices\, and the prospect of El Ni
 ño conditions in the second half of 2026 further threaten already fragile
  livelihoods and food systems.\nAgainst this backdrop\, FAO and WFP are wo
 rking to scale up emergency assistance while simultaneously strengthening 
 resilience and protecting livelihoods\, recognizing that humanitarian resp
 onse and longer-term investments must go hand in hand. In light of reduct
 ions in lean season assistance\, there is an urgent need to help vulnerabl
 e households meet immediate food needs while safeguarding their capacity t
 o produce food. This briefing will provide an update on the evolving situa
 tion\, outline priority needs and highlight where timely response can hav
 e the greatest impact\nSpeakers:\nKinday Ndella Samba\, Regional Director\
 , West and Central Africa Regional Office\, WFP\nBintia Stephen Tchicaya\,
  Subregional Coordinator for West Africa a.i.\, FAO\nJonathan Lewis\, Depu
 ty Regional Director for West and Central Africa\, UNICEF\nWe count on yo
 ur usual engagement and support.\n\nhttps://indico.un.org/event/1024829/
LOCATION:H623 (Palais des Nations)
URL:https://indico.un.org/event/1024829/
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