2022 Resilience Policy Revision

USAID

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Abstract: We live in a world of increasing frequency and complexity of risk,where shocks and long-term stresses threaten development gains and overall human well-being. Driven by Russiaâ??s war on Ukraine,COVID-19,climate extremes,protracted conflict,high prices,and existing extreme poverty,The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (2022) reports that hunger rose in 2021. An estimated 765 million people were affected by hunger in 2021,and it is projected that nearly 670 million people will still be facing hunger in 2030â??8 percent of the world population. The Global Report on Food Crises reported staggering estimates for acute food insecurity in 2021: 193 million people were in need of humanitarian food assistance,a 24 percent increase over 2020 and a 78 percent increase compared to 2016. In the Horn of Africa,four consecutive failed rainy seasonsâ??a climatic event unprecedented in the 40-year satellite recordâ??combined with conflict and price shocks,threatens the lives and livelihoods of millions.