Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar Source: Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Please refer to the attached Infographic. OverviewThe IPC Acute Malnutrition (AMN) analysis, covered 18 districts across seven divisions, as well as the Rohingya refugee populations in Cox’s Bazar and Bhashanchar camps. For the current period of analysis (January-April, 2025) 11 districts — including Barguna, Patuakhali, Pirojpur, Cox’s Bazar (host and Rohingya refugees), Bagerhat, Satkhira, Jamalpur, Sherpur, Maulvibazar, Sunamganj and Sylhet — were classified in IPC AMN Phase 3 (Serious), while the remaining seven districts — Bhola, Noakhali, Netrokona, Sirajganj, Gaibandha, Kurigram and Habiganj — were classified in IPC AMN Phase 2 (Alert). Among the refugee population, Cox’s Bazar was classified in Phase 3 and Bhashanchar in Phase 2.The nutrition situation is of significant concern, with several districts facing high levels of acute malnutrition, particularly in Bhola, Cox’s Bazar, Bagerhat, Sirajganj, Gaibandha, Kurigram, Bhashanchar where food insecurity is more prevalent. Multiple underlying and contributing factors continue to affect the nutritional status of children under the age of five, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and vulnerable populations including displaced people and their host communities.Acute malnutrition in the analysed areas is primarily driven by inadequate food intake, dietary diversity remaining alarmingly low, especially in Pirojpur, Bagerhat, Satkhira, Sunamganj and Coxs Bazar Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMN) refugees, with only around half of children meeting the minimum requirements for a healthy diet. Additionally, childhood illnesses such as endemic diarrhoea represent a major driver of acute malnutrition, particularly in Habiganj, Sunamganj, Sylhet and Coxs Bazar FDMN refugees. Acute watery diarrhoea cases are more prominent in Barguna, Patuakhali and Satkhira and a high prevalence of childhood fever is widely reported across the 18 districts analysed further compromising the nutrition status of affected populations. Lastly, poor WASH conditions, especially access to safe water and sanitation services, among the 18 districts analysed exposes children to frequent infections. Acute food insecurity also limits access to nutritious foods, and recurrent shocks such as floods and cyclones have disrupted essential health, nutrition, and WASH services, deepening household vulnerability.