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West Africa and Sahel: Acute Malnutrition Regional Snapshot - 31 May, 2026

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Infographics | 19/06/2026 | West Africa

IPC Regional Implementation Strategy for Southern Africa (2026 - 2030)

Food insecurity and malnutrition remain pressing and complex challenges confronting Southern Africa. Recurrent climatic shocks, economic volatility, conflict, poverty and other structural vulnerabilities continue to undermine livelihoods, stretch national capacities, and threaten the well-being of millions of people across the region. In this context, timely, credible, and harmonised evidence is indispensable for informed decision-making, effective coordination, and strategic investment in both emergency response and long-term resilience. With over half of the Southern African [...]

Other Publications | 18/06/2026 | Southern Africa

Overview of IPC Urban Analyses

This report examines IPC urban food security analyses and reviews the characteristics of past IPC urban assessments. To the best of our knowledge, no such review has yet been carried out, even though the IPC has been conducting and publishing urban analyses for several years.

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Other Publications | 10/04/2026 | Global

SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY (SADC): Over 38.8 million people across eight countries continue to face high levels of acute food insecurity despite localised improvements; conditions projected to deteriorate through June 2026.

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Infographics | 19/03/2026 | Southern Africa

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Conflict and insecurity continue to drive 1.92 million people into high levels of acute food insecurity

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Infographics | 17/11/2025 | Central Africa | Central African Republic

The IPC Famine Factsheet

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) defines Famine as a situation in which at least one in five households has an extreme lack of food and face starvation and destitution, resulting in extremely critical levels of acute malnutrition and death.

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Other Publications | 31/10/2025 | Global

IPC Analysis Workshops in Practice

This guidance note explains the details of how IPC analysis workshops are run in practice. The IPC aims to inform decision-making in an agile, effective, and timely manner. IPC analysis workshops should be light and flexible, enabling rapid deployment in response to sudden shocks or evolving crises, while maintaining a balance between efficiency, quality, and inclusiveness—core principles of the IPC approach.

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Manuals | 18/07/2025 | Global

WEST AFRICA: Around 11.2 million children under five years of age in 5 countries suffering acute malnutrition driven by conflict and insecurity, acute food insecurity, limited access to WASH services.

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Infographics | 17/07/2025 | West Africa

Data Sources for IPC Acute Malnutrition Analyses

The Data Sources for IPC Acute Malnutrition Analyses serves as a practical guide to help IPC analysts identify the most suitable and reliable data for classifying Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) in IPC analyses. It outlines a step-by-step process for assessing the quality, timeliness, and compatibility of available GAM data—such as from SMART surveys, nutrition surveillance systems, and MUAC screenings—against IPC protocols. By systematically evaluating each source through this decision tree, [...]

Manuals | 30/06/2025 | Global