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.
