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In the current edition of a regular joint bi-yearly report, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warn that acute food insecurity is likely to worsen across 13 countries and territories identified as hotspots, during the outlook period from June to October 2025.The Sudan, Palestine, South Sudan, Haiti and Mali remain hotspots at the highest concern level, while Yemen, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Myanmar are classified as hotspots of very high concern. Other hotspots are Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Chad, Somalia and the Syrian Arab Republic. Since the October 2024 edition, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been elevated to hotspot status. Conversely, regional clusters in East Africa (Ethiopia and Kenya) and Southern Africa (Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe), as well as Niger, are no longer classified as hotspots due to improvements in climatic conditions. Nigeria, and Lebanon are also no longer classified as hotspots due to some improvement in the economic situation and a reduction in the intensity of military operations, respectively. Although these countries are no longer considered hotspots for the outlook period, future economic and conflict-related shocks, or climatic shifts, could lead to their reclassification.For the outlook period, funding for food and nutrition assistance falls critically short. Funding for humanitarian assistance must not be reduced. Instead, urgent assistance should be scaled up to protect livelihoods and improve food access across all hunger hotspots. This report outlines country-specific recommendations for urgent emergency responses, as well as anticipatory actions to meet existing humanitarian needs and implement short-term protective interventions before new crises emerge.The report focuses on the most severe and deteriorating acute hunger situations, but it does not represent all countries/territories experie