Tag: Ipc

Developed as a multi-partner initiative, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) provides a standardized scale for analyzing food security situations globally. So, what is IPC Phase 2? It is the 'Stressed' phase, which signals that a population faces significant but not yet severe food access challenges, relying on atypical coping strategies to get by.

According to the UN World Food Programme, more than 231 million people are projected to face high levels of acute food insecurity this year, a condition that can escalate to famine if left unaddressed. The official term for a severe, widespread, and prolonged lack of food in a specific area is a famine, a dire humanitarian catastrophe marked by mass starvation and death.