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FIVIMS promotes better understanding of the characteristics and causes of food insecurity
Glossary: food insecurity
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A situation that exists when people lack secure  access to sufficient amounts of safe and nutritious food for normal  growth and development and an active and healthy life. It may be caused  by the unavailability of food, insufficient purchasing power,  inappropriate distribution, or inadequate use of food at the household  level. Food insecurity, poor conditions of health and sanitation, and  inappropriate care and feeding practices are the major causes of poor  nutritional status. Food insecurity may be chronic, seasonal or  transitory. 
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Glossary: vulnerability
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The presence of factors that place people at risk of becoming food insecure or malnourished, including those factors that affect their ability to cope.
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The Integrated Food Security and Humanitarian Phase Classification- Technical Manual
In 2004, the Food Security Analysis Unit (FSAU) in Somalia developed the Integrated Food Security and Humanitarian Phase Classification (IPC) with an aim to improve the analysis of food security, nutrition and livelihoods issues of the Somali population, and the relevance of the analysis for decision-making.

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