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The piloting of the IPC Nutrition Phase Classification is progressing well. Under the technical supervision and overall guidance of the IPC Global Nutrition Working Group – which is composed of 21 representatives from 17 leading food security and nutrition organizations/entities [...]

Technical Capacity Building at global and regional level is one of the Focus Areas of the IPC Global Strategic Programme (2014-2016) and it is at the heart of the IPC’s success worldwide. In this framework, the IPC Certification Programme represents [...]

By adapting the length and content of the individual modules to the specific audience, IPC Regional Coordinators, Country Focal Points, and Partner representatives can illustrate the potential benefits of IPC information to different types and levels of Decision-Makers.The package includes [...]

The IPC-Chronic roll-out in East and Central Africa has started to be implemented in 2 out of the 3 target countries, Burundi and Kenya, while Uganda is starting the same activity in November. The roll-out activity involves 6 steps of [...]

Two IPC Nutrition pilots have been conducted in Kenya (4-8 August) and South Sudan (25-29 August). Both pilots were co-ordinated by the IPC Global Support Unit (GSU), which worked closely with the in-country IPC Technical Working Groups (TWG). In Kenya, [...]

In August, an IPC Level 1 Training was held in Piggs Peak, Swaziland. The Training was very successful and well absorbed by all participants. IPC practitioners from Namibia, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe also took part in the workshop [...]

Food security remains a critical concern in West Africa and the Sahel, due to the combined effects of population growth and its low resilience to the effects of climate variability and climate change. In this context, CILSS has developed a [...]

From 1 to 3 September, over 50 students from the Regional Food and Nutrition Security Master of Science Programme attended the IPC Level 1 Training held in León, Nicaragua. This Master’s degree is organized by PRESANCA and allows young professionals [...]

This year, the major thrust in Asia has been to plan and roll-out the six steps of IPC-Chronic Classification in Bangladesh, Nepal and Philippines. These are the three countries of Asia where the IPC-Chronic prototype was piloted in 2012.The actual [...]

Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Cooperatives and Rural Development of Republic of South Sudan   The Government of the Republic of South Sudan announces the results of the latest IPC analysis for September 2014. The latest IPC analysis indicates that food security across [...]