The IPC for Acute Malnutrition Classification complements the IPC for Acute Food Insecurity Classification by providing information on non-food security related factors that contribute to acute malnutrition. Additionally, the outcome of the IPC AFI classification is used as an input [...]
The IPC Chronic Food Insecurity Classification follows the IPC core principles - technical consensus building, convergence of evidence, accountability, transparency and comparability - and is conducted according to the four IPC functions, namely Consensus Building, Classifying Severity, for Action, and [...]
The eight issue of the IPC GSU Quarterly Newsletter, June 2016 highlights important initiatives and developments undertaken at different levels since January 2016, among them: at the global level, the new partnerships secured for IPC, the technical challenges facing the [...]
The results of the 2nd round of the IPC Chronic Food Security Analysis conducted in Bangaldesh last year in December 2015 have been officially released at the Technical Seminar held on 28th June 2016, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Following the successful completion and [...]
IPC Analyses (Previous Versions) | 28/06/2016 | Asia and Near East | Bangladesh
As of June 2016, 14.12 million people are estimated to be in Crisis (IPC Phase 3), and Emergency (IPC Phase 4) and require urgent humanitarian assistance. This corresponds to 51% of the population and represents an increase of 9.4% compared to the [...]
Newsletters | 21/06/2016 | Asia and Near East | Yemen
As of April 2016, 4.3 million people were estimated to be in Crisis (IPC Phase 3), Emergency (IPC Phase 4) and Catastrophe (IPC Phase 5) and require urgent humanitarian assistance. This is a significant increase compared to the first quarter [...]
Newsletters | 13/06/2016 | Eastern Africa | South Sudan
The purpose of this Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Technical Manual Version 2.0 is to provide food security analysts with technical standards and guidelines for conducting IPC analysis. Version 2.0 introduces revised standards based on field application and expert [...]
The purpose of this document is to provide standardized guidance to country gFSC and IPC Technical Working Groups (TWG) on collaboration at country level for effective planning of IPC analysis and use of its findings to inform humanitarian plans and [...]
Based on the final conclusions of the IPC Global Emergency Review Commitee (ERC) and IPC SS TWG updated IPC analysis December 2015, the IPC Global Partners acknowledge the concerns on the severity of the situation and the lack of evidence and [...]
Newsletters | 10/02/2016 | Eastern Africa | South Sudan
This e-learning course, entitled Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) - version 2.0, provides an overview of IPC approach. The goal of this course is to provide guidance on how to use IPC tools and procedures specifically focused on acute [...]