CARE featured in a Reuters article about the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) system in conflict Zones. Deepmala Mahla, CARE’s Chief Humanitarian Officer, was quoted.
The single largest driver of hunger in the world is conflict. This means that people who are most desperately in need are in the hardest-to-reach areas.
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Although those uniform standards and technical rigor are important, it is essential that they don’t become a barrier or slow the process of delivering aid, said Deepmala Mahla, chief humanitarian officer for the relief organization CARE, an IPC partner.
Full article can be found here.