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IPC Questions & Answers

IPC

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) is an innovative tool for improving food security analysis and decision-making. By providing a set of analytical tools and procedures, IPC allows governments and partners to work together to classify the severity and magnitude of acute and chronic food insecurity, and acute malnutrition according to scientific international standards.

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For more information about this report, please contact the following:

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  • Mr. John Pangech, IPC TWG Chair and Director General Planning, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, jo.pangech@yahoo.co.uk 

  • Mr. Phillip Dau Thiong, Deputy IPC TWG Chair and Director of Monitoring and Evaluation, National Bureau of Statistics, dabekdit@yahoo.com

  • Mr. James Bwirani, Technical Officer – Food Security Analysis, FAO South Sudan, James.Bwirani@fao.org

Below are answers to 8 main questions on the South Sudan IPC analysis results for September 2017, October-December 2017 and January-March 2018, followed by key questions and related answers on
what IPC is and how acute food insecurity is measured.
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