The IPC Acute Malnutrition Taskforce

Action Against Hunger (AAH) is an international humanitarian organization committed to ending child hunger. Recognized as a leader in the fight against malnutrition, AAH saves the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with access to safe water, mental health and care practices, food security and sustainable solutions to hunger. Since its initial development, AAH has been actively involved in the IPC initiative at all levels – national, regional and global.

Comité Permanent Inter-États de Lutte Contre la Sécheresse au Sahel (CILSS) is the Permanent Inter-State Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel. CILSS and its partners (UN agencies, NGOs and other institutions) have been engaged in the development and implementation of the Cadre Harmonisé (CH) for the analysis and identification of areas at risk and populations affected by food and nutrition insecurity in the Sahel and West Africa. Like the IPC, the CH produces relevant, consensual, rigorous and transparent analyses of current and projected food and nutrition situations. The CH and the IPC generate analyses findings that are comparable. Over the years, CH and IPC partners have been working closely to harmonize their tools and processes and promote cross-learning and mutual support in various areas of work, including technical development, analysis, quality assurance and communication. The CILSS and its partners in the region operate in partnership with the IPC Global Unit. CILSS is also a member of the IPC Steering Committee.

The Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission is the evidence-based, customer- driven in-house scientific service of the European Commission. The JRC is providing scientific advice and technical know-how to support a wide range of EU policies. It is one of the founding members of the IPC Global Partnership and has been since 2007 a key player in steering and developing the initiative. The JRC contributes to scientific and technical developments of the IPC as well as country support and capacity building. It is also directly supporting the improvement of the Cadre Harmonisé in West Africa and its convergence with the IPC.

The Global Nutrition Cluster (GNC) exists to collectively strengthen the technical and coordination capacities for nutrition in countries, based on the needs of affected populations. This is to enable countries to forecast nutrition trends and prepare for, respond to and recover from shocks during humanitarian emergencies, thereby contributing to global efforts to prevent and treat malnutrition in all its forms.

UNICEF works in 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, to defend their rights, and to help them fulfil their potential. UNICEF works to protect the right of every child to good nutrition, health, education, and protection from neglect and violence, including in humanitarian crises. UNICEF’s Executive Director chairs the Lead Group of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement and UNICEF is the lead agency of the Global Nutrition Cluster – highlighting UNICEF’s commitment to nutrition for every child, in all contexts. UNICEF has been providing technical guidance and advice to the IPC Global Partnership since 2013 and contributing vital technical insights to the development of the IPC acute malnutrition scale. Currently UNICEF is actively participating in all levels of the IPC governance structure, the Steering Committee, the Technical Advisory Group and the Nutrition Technical Working Group. UNICEF works closely with key partners to implement IPC analyses at regional and country levels.

The World Food Programme (WFP) of the United Nations is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide by providing food assistance in more than 120 countries. Since its initial development, WFP has been actively involved in the IPC system development and has joined the multi-agency partnership to closely work with the other partners on the adaptation of the IPC to other countries and contexts. With an active engagement at each level of the IPC Governance structure, WFP plays a critical role in both the technical development of the IPC acute scales and in conducting analyses at country level. WFP is also a major data provider to the IPC analysis processes at country level.