The report warns of a sharp decline in humanitarian aid funding and highlights that the war in the Middle East risks exacerbating existing crises by increasing the number of displaced people in a region that already hosts millions of refugees and by driving up the cost of fertilizer.

Conflict remains the leading driver of hunger, affecting nearly 150 million people facing acute food shortages.

The report warns of a sharp decline in humanitarian aid funding and highlights that the war in the Middle East risks exacerbating existing crises by increasing the number of…