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  • Publication | 2021
IPC Resource 01: Famine Classification
Global Food and Nutrition Security

This document aims at providing more in-depth knowledge about Famine classifications, especially to the analysts and facilitators analysing a possible Famine situation. As a result, the document includes detailed guidance for use of the special additional protocols, and on evidence needed for Famine classifications. The Special additional protocols applied to all the four IPC Functions, and further explained in this document, are required for Famine classifications, in addition to all the regular IPC protocols that also need to be observed.