The Steering Committee met on July 10th at FAORAP, and 6 representatives of the partners organizations (FAO, WFP, UNICEF, Save the Children, ASEAN & ECHO) attended the meeting. The Chair of the Steering Committee, Mr Konuma ADG/RR, FAORAP, highlighted the importance of this first meeting, and also emphasized the need for further establishing and expanding the IPC tool across Asia. He was pleased to see the government’s commitment in having IPC as part of their national work. He noted that countries like the Philippines and Nepal have sent letters underlining their commitment, which clearly shows the importance and added value of the IPC tool.

The interventions by members were focused on the need for ensuring that analyses would be an input into the decision making process and impact the formulation of policy related to food security. There was also a clear acknowledgement by the members on the need to establish linkages with different existing information systems.