Angola — humanitarian situation

Southern Angola is facing a deteriorating food security situation driven by El Niño impacts and below-average agricultural production. Stressed conditions currently affect the southern provinces, but Crisis (IPC Phase 3)-aligned outcomes are expected to emerge from October 2026 through January 2027 as household food stocks become depleted atypically early FEWS NET. The March-June cereal harvest fell below average, meaning food stocks that would normally last through the lean season will be exhausted by July rather than sustaining households through the typical period. A recent 5 percent reduction in diesel fuel subsidies has compounded these pressures by elevating staple food prices, further constraining household purchasing power during a period when market dependency will increase FEWS NET. Angola continues to host forcibly displaced populations, primarily refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who fled the 2017 Kasai crisis. These populations reside in Lovua refugee settlement and other locations in northern Angola, though specific population figures are not detailed in the available reports UNHCR. The country's humanitarian response maintains coordination with neighboring states, particularly the DRC and Namibia, on cross-border issues including public health interventions. Health sector activities have focused significantly on polio eradication efforts. Two national vaccination campaigns and two cross-border campaigns conducted in coordination with Namibia and the DRC have vaccinated more than nine million children under age five WHO. Angola has completed a strategic process to optimize its vaccine portfolio for 2026-2030, bringing together national experts and technical partners to strengthen evidence-based immunization decision-making WHO. These initiatives aim to address routine immunization coverage gaps and reduce the risk of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks, building on lessons learned from recent mass vaccination efforts.