The system for classifying food insecurity has been used to declare just four famines since it was established in 2004
A famine is set to be declared in Gaza by the international body responsible for monitoring world hunger, reports the Telegraph.
The UN-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) is a globally recognised system for classifying the severity of food insecurity and malnutrition.
It has been used to declare just four famines since it was established in 2004, most recently in Sudan last year.
The organisation has previously warned famine is imminent in parts of Gaza, it has until now stopped short of making a formal declaration, citing a lack of hard data.
