Countries: World, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen Source: Action Against Hunger About two-thirds of people facing acute hunger, 177 million, live in just 10 countries: Nigeria, the DRC, Sudan, Yemen, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Pakistan, South Sudan, and Syria. South Sudan entered the top 10 for the first time, with more than half its population facing severe food insecurity.