ESWATINI: Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Snapshot | 200K 26%

ESWATINI: Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Snapshot | June 2019 - March 2020 Key Figures Current: Acute Food Insecurity | June - September 2019 People facing severe 200K acute food insecurity IPC Phase 3 (Crisis)+ More than 200,000 people in Eswatini are expected to be 20% in crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse 943kRural through September 2019. [...] IPC Acute Food Insecurity In comparison with last year, the situation has deteriorated, 1 - Minimal 4 - Emergency with two of the regions shifting to a more severe phase. [...] Source: VAC and IPC Technical Working Group, Eswatini Between October 2019 and March 2020, around 232,000 people (25% of the rural population) are estimated that Current: Phase Classification IPC Phase 2+ Projection: Acute Food Insecurity they will likely experience severe acute food insecurity, out June - September 2019 October 2019 - March 2020 of which an estimated 185,000 people will likely fa. [...] 8% 230K in crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse 47,000 People in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency) Around 370,000 people will also be in a stressed situation through March 2020. [...] However, it is likely 27% that around 28,000 people will slip into Crisis (IPC Phase 3), since all households will run out of food stocks before the 64% end of the year, and due to the usual increase in human and livestock disease outbreaks and crop pest incidences in the rainy season.