Sampling Guide for Displacement Situations: Choosing & Planning Your Approach
When we want to collect information about a group of people, we have the choice between collecting information on all members of the group (a census), or only from a sample of them. In displacement-related contexts, conducting a census is often particularly vulnerable to bias and generally also an expensive...Sampling Guide for Displacement Situations: Choosing & Planning Your Approach
Related Topics: Methods, Refugee & IDP statistics, Capacity development
– Published 28.Jun.2020
Thessaloniki Report Launch: Profiling of Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Third Country Nationals
We are excited to share the news of the profiling report from Thessaloniki, Greece, which was launched by partners in-country in December 2019. The result of a collaborative effort between the Municipality of Thessaloniki, UNHCR, various UN agencies and international NGOs, as well as Greek NGOs and volunteer groups, this...Thessaloniki Report Launch: Profiling of Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Third Country Nationals
Related Topics: Durable solutions, IDP policy, Community engagement, Urban
– Published 20.Jan.2020
Durable Solutions Analysis in Darfur, Sudan: Profiling Results & Methodology
As part of ongoing efforts towards durable solutions for Darfur’s internally displaced people (IDPs), the Government of Sudan, the United Nations Country Team and the wider international community represented by the Durable Solutions Working Group (including UNDP, IOM, UNHCR, WFP, UNICEF, OCHA, UN-Habitat, INGO Steering Committee and donors) initiated, in 2017,...Durable Solutions Analysis in Darfur, Sudan: Profiling Results & Methodology
Related Topics: Urban, Durable solutions, IDP policy
– Published 20.Jan.2020
The Global Alliance Launches Key Publications for Improving Evidence & Responses to Crises in Cities
Displaced populations, whether internally displaced or refugees, are often relegated to the margins of the city. They may not have the same access to services as their non-displaced neighbours due to a variety of reasons: lacking the right documentation, discrimination, fewer social networks, or being forced to settle in already...The Global Alliance Launches Key Publications for Improving Evidence & Responses to Crises in Cities
Related Topics: Urban, Methods, Joint analysis
– Published 14.Feb.2019
Press release - International Recommendations on Refugee Statistics and Technical Report on Statistics of IDPs online available
Better data on forcibly displaced populations Until now, there were no globally recognized standards for statistics on forcibly displaced people. As a result, data on refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced persons (IDPs) are often incomplete and cannot be compared. The work of the Expert Group on Refugee and IDP...Press release - International Recommendations on Refugee Statistics and Technical Report on Statistics of IDPs online available
Related Topics: Refugee & IDP statistics
– Published 22.Oct.2018
Forced Migration Review Issue 59: Improving IDP Data to Help Implement the Guiding Principles
Given the increasing levels of internal displacement globally and the growing interest in ‘data-driven’ policy and programming, at JIPS we believe it is important to use this year’s 20th anniversary of the Guiding Principles on internal displacement as an occasion to examine the gap between available data and existing data practices on...Forced Migration Review Issue 59: Improving IDP Data to Help Implement the Guiding Principles
Related Topics: Refugee & IDP statistics
– Published 8.Oct.2018
The Global Picture of Internal Displacement: Highlights & Reflections on IDMC’s Annual Report
With a high-level event in Geneva, IDMC launched its Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID) 2018, which includes global figures on internal displacement as of the end of 2017 and specific challenges encountered when producing and analysing them. Findings show that 30.6 million people were newly displaced in 2017, 61% of...The Global Picture of Internal Displacement: Highlights & Reflections on IDMC’s Annual Report
Related Topics: IDP policy
– Published 28.May.2018
Launching the Durable Solutions Indicator Library & Analysis Guide to Support Solutions for IDPs
Securing durable solutions for internally displaced persons is a major challenge, as in many situations the process has become stalled, or displacement cyclical. One of the most pressing questions in this context has been how to create an agreed-upon and shared evidence-base to inform coordinated responses of all actors working...Launching the Durable Solutions Indicator Library & Analysis Guide to Support Solutions for IDPs
Related Topics: Durable solutions
– Published 28.Apr.2018
Comprehensive Evidence-Base Now Available on Displacement Caused by Violence in El Salvador
For the first time in the country, official information is available on the dimensions, characteristics and impacts of internal displacement due to violence in El Salvador. The profiling exercise, led by the Government of El Salvador, sought to provide an agreed-upon and comprehensive evidence-base on the characteristics and impacts of...Comprehensive Evidence-Base Now Available on Displacement Caused by Violence in El Salvador
Related Topics: IDP policy, Refugee & IDP statistics
– Published 28.Mar.2018
UNSC's 49th session: Adoption of International Recommendations on Forced Displacement Statistics
The Expert Group on Refugee and IDP Statistics (EGRIS) presented the results of its work at this year’s UN Statistical Commission and received widespread support from member states: the International Recommendations on Refugee Statistics and the Technical Report on Statistics of IDPs have been adopted and the next steps of the...UNSC's 49th session: Adoption of International Recommendations on Forced Displacement Statistics
Related Topics: Refugee & IDP statistics
– Published 6.Mar.2018
JIPS’ Partner Event 2018: New Strategy & Key Achievements 2017
Together with the Permanent Mission of Norway to the UN and other International Organisations in Geneva, as well as the Expert Group on Refugee and IDP Statistics (EGRIS), we organised an event to tackle the topic of “Improving statistics on forced displacement” from two different perspectives. In this article we focus...JIPS’ Partner Event 2018: New Strategy & Key Achievements 2017
Related Topics: Durable solutions, Refugee & IDP statistics, Urban, IDP policy, Innovation, Capacity development
– Published 6.Feb.2018
How IDPs Used Video to Explain the Profiling Analysis to their Communities: The Example of Sittwe, Myanmar (2017)
After the launch in Myanmar in August 2017, the Global Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) Cluster and JIPS were delighted to introduce the Sittwe Camp Profiling Report to the global community in Geneva. The profiling was carried out in Sittwe Township in Rakhine State, Myanmar between December 2016 and March 2017. The event also presented an...How IDPs Used Video to Explain the Profiling Analysis to their Communities: The Example of Sittwe, Myanmar (2017)
Related Topics: Durable solutions, Community engagement
– Published 7.Oct.2017