12 million in Myanmar at risk of acute hunger in 2026, warns WFP

More than 12 million people in Myanmar are expected to face acute hunger in 2026, with an estimated one million reaching emergency levels that will require lifesaving assistance, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on December 11.

The WFP emphasized that intensifying conflict and a sharp rise in displacement now threaten to push an underfunded hunger crisis to breaking point.

According to the WFP, more than 400,000 young children and mothers with acute malnutrition are surviving on nutrient-poor diets of plain rice or watery porridge.