World Bank warns millions facing hunger are missing from data used to deliver aid
The World Bank warns that declining data collection and funding shortages are leaving millions of people in crisis-affected areas out of food security reports. This lack of data hinders humanitarian efforts, especially as global food insecurity is projected to affect over one billion people by 2028.
Why it matters
Accurate data is essential for effective humanitarian aid; without it, the most vulnerable populations may be overlooked during severe crises.
Weakening food security monitoring systems are leaving millions of people in crisis outside the data used to guide humanitarian response, the World Bank has warned. The gaps are making it harder for governments and aid agencies to identify where assistance is most urgently needed. The warning comes as the lender projects that severe food insecurity will affect more than one billion people globally by 2028. Its estimate for 2030 has also been revised upwards by 46 million people from its October 2025 forecast. The World Bank said the scale of the global food crisis is becoming increasingly difficult to measure as conflict, funding shortages and declining data collection capacity erode the evidence base underpinning food security forecasts.
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