The Regional Office of Food for Peace (FFP) supports or directly manages food assistance operations in 14 countries in East and Central Africa. Humanitarian needs - specifically food insecurity - in this region have been rising at an unprecedented rate due to cyclical drought, political insecurity, prolonged conflicts, environmental degradation and disease outbreaks.

Currently, the number of people facing crisis- and emergency-levels of food insecurity in the region has nearly doubled from 12 million to 24 million and the number of refugees in the region had risen to 4 million. Vulnerable populations are being driven further into poverty and hunger due to a variety of factors, from drought and floods to record-breaking inflation of over 700%. These disasters include political unrest, ethnic violence, election disputes, security threats and large-scale human displacement that are resulting in humanitarian needs that span borders.