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The seventh issue of the IPC Newsletter highlights important initiatives and developments undertaken at global level, among them: insights from the 3rd IPC Global Event, held in the framework of the EXPO Milano 2015, the new IPC Quality Assurance, Compliance and Learning Strategy, the prototype IPC Indicative Analysis, and the strengthened partnership between IPC and the European Commission.

This issue also features recent IPC impacts, results and [...]

Originally developed by FAO in Somalia in 2004, the IPC has been extensively applied in different countries and contexts. In 2007, the IPC became a Multi-Agency Partnership, now led by 11 Partners under the results-based IPC Global Strategic Programme (2014-2018) which was launched in February 2014. Since its inception, IPC has been continuously tested and refined [...]

This four-page brief outlines the IPC Global Programme strategic direction, focus action areas and results for the five years period.

 The IPC Global Strategic Programme (2014-2018) provides:

• An overarching and shared vision for the IPC comprising country, regional and global strategic priorities for the five years period;
• A results-based programme with clear outcome, output and activity levels, and monitoring systems ;
• A common framework androad map for achieving IPC governance and institutionalization, capacity building, [...]

The IPC initiative in Southern Africa is guided and implemented within the Region through the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Regional Vulnerability Assessment Committee (RVAC). The SADC RVAC provides technical coordination and support to SADC member countries in the Region to help strengthen country food security information systems, and support regional monitoring. There is a well-established system of National Vulnerability Assessment Committees (NVACs) that are linked [...]

Since the early 2000s, the Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS) has been engaged in the development and testing of the Harmonized Framework for the Analysis and Identification of Areas at Risk and Vulnerable Groups in the Sahel, more commonly referred to as the Cadre Harmonisé (CH). Initially the CH was tested in six countries (Burkina, Chad, Senegal, Mali, Mauritania and Niger), with further [...]

The IPC introduction process started in Honduras, in May 2010. Since then, IPC trainings and analyses have taken place in four other countries: Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Haiti.

In all these countries, different food security institutions and partners, including national Governments, have expressed interest in IPC as a way to strengthen decision making related to food security in the region. [...]

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), developed in 2004 to guide response to the food security crisis in Somalia, has evolved to be applicable in different country contexts, focusing not only on acute food insecurity but also on chronic food insecurity and nutrition analysis. As of 2015, the IPC is regularly used in 26 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America to help decision makers better address [...]

The IPC Certification process ensures that applicants acquire:

• Understanding and knowledge of IPC technical standards, protocols, and guidelines;
• Skills to apply the IPC approach and engage in IPC Analysis;
• Capacity and experience to lead IPC Training and Analysis.

Benefits of being certified

The IPC Certificate establishes a food security-wide recognition of your technical skills. You will become a part of a group of highly sought after professionals.

You [...]

The IPC Information Support System (ISS) is a new innovative web-based application that has been designed to facilitate global, regional and national stakeholders in creating, storing, and disseminating IPC analyses and information. The ISS simplifies the IPC analysis process by digitizing the IPC tools needed to implement the IPC four core functions: Building Technical Consensus; Classifying Severity and Causes; Communicating for Action; and Quality Assurance.

The ISS [...]

The IPC is a set standardized protocols (tools & procedures) to classify the severity of food insecurity situations for evidence-based strategic decision-making. It provides information on the situation (How bad); the most affected geographical areas and populations within those areas (Where, Who and How many); the duration and timeframe (When), and the driving factors (Why).

After many years of use of the IPC approach to inform interventions [...]