Launch of the Profiling Report from Sittwe Township, Myanmar: Key Findings & Recommendations
After the launch of the profiling report from Rakhine, Myanmar in country, JIPS is thrilled to present the findings to the international community. Being a collaborative effort between the Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) Cluster, the Danish Refugee Council (DRC), UNHCR and a Technical Working Group consisting of various UN...Launch of the Profiling Report from Sittwe Township, Myanmar: Key Findings & Recommendations
Related Topics: Durable solutions
– Published 7.Aug.2017
JIPS Conference 2017 | Making Data Useful: Report and Video
The 2017 JIPS Conference, held on 7 and 8 June in Geneva, Switzerland at the Villa Sarasin, brought together over 60 data users and data providers to consider the theme of Making Data Useful: How to improve the evidence-base for joint responses to forced displacement? At JIPS we are excited to share with you...JIPS Conference 2017 | Making Data Useful: Report and Video
– Published 30.Jun.2017
Obtaining Representative Data on IDPs: JIPS Guest-Authors 1st UNHCR Statistics Technical Series
The added value of decent quality evidence for decision-making is now recognised universally as good practice in the humanitarian sector. However, when it comes to producing data on internal displacement a whole host of challenges can arise. What is needed for IDP data to be representative? And how representative does...Obtaining Representative Data on IDPs: JIPS Guest-Authors 1st UNHCR Statistics Technical Series
Related Topics: Refugee & IDP statistics
– Published 29.Jun.2017
OCHA Report "Breaking the Impasse": A Collaborative Evidence Base to Address Protracted Displacement
A long-awaited report ‘Breaking the impasse: reducing protracted internal displacement as a collective outcome’ was launched at the ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment in Geneva. A critical opportunity to better understand the reasons for and obstacles to overcoming protracted internal displacement, the report was commissioned by the United Nations Office for...OCHA Report "Breaking the Impasse": A Collaborative Evidence Base to Address Protracted Displacement
Related Topics: Refugee & IDP statistics
– Published 23.Jun.2017
Durable Solutions Project Workshop 2017: Advancing Indicators and Analysis Principles
In June, we hosted a two-day workshop in Geneva on durable solutions analysis in internal displacement situations. We are excited to launch herewith the report consolidating key discussion points and outcomes, as well as the way forward for the project developing tools and guidance for measuring progress towards durable solutions....Durable Solutions Project Workshop 2017: Advancing Indicators and Analysis Principles
Related Topics: Durable solutions
– Published 13.Jun.2017
World Bank Report "Stocktaking of Global Forced Displacement Data": Recognising the Value of Profiling IDP Situations
Data collection and data quality present significant challenges for evidence-based responses to displacement. This is echoed in the recent World Bank report, Stocktaking of Global Forced Displacement Data (Feb 2017), which outlines the need for more and better data on forced displacement, and specifically acknowledges profiling as a method for overcoming...World Bank Report "Stocktaking of Global Forced Displacement Data": Recognising the Value of Profiling IDP Situations
Related Topics: Refugee & IDP statistics
– Published 2.May.2017
A Crash Course on Profiling Displacement Situations
Watch and explore to get you ready for your next exercise Why is collaborative profiling useful? What type of data can it provide? What does it entail in terms of resources and time? And why is it necessary to engage a neutral Profiling Coordinator? Questions such as these regularly come...A Crash Course on Profiling Displacement Situations
Related Topics: Capacity development
– Published 5.Apr.2017
Addressing Mixed Migration: UNHCR's 2016 Update of its 10 Point Plan in Action
UNHCR published an update of their 10-point Plan in Action on refugee protection and mixed migration. The document demonstrates how different actors have made use of the previous Plan of Action that was first launched ten years ago. Compiling more than 120 practical examples and tools, it offers a framework...Addressing Mixed Migration: UNHCR's 2016 Update of its 10 Point Plan in Action
Related Topics: IDP policy
– Published 7.Dec.2016
Launch of the Displacement Profiling Study from Dohuk, Kurdistan Region of Iraq
After the launch in Duhok, Kurdistan Region of Iraq JIPS is happy to present the findings of the profiling report “Displacement as Challenge and Opportunity: Urban profile of Refugees, IDPs and Host Community, Duhok Governorate, Kurdistan Region of Iraq” to the international community in Geneva. Jointly produced by regional authorities, statistics offices and...Launch of the Displacement Profiling Study from Dohuk, Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Related Topics: Durable solutions, Urban, Refugee & IDP statistics
– Published 28.Nov.2016
Afghan arrivals in Sweden: “This is Who We Are": Profiling of Unaccompanied & Separated Children
Why come to Sweden? Why leave homes and go on a perilous journey? The report “This is Who We Are” is the result of an in-depth survey on Afghan unaccompanied and separated children under 18 recently arrived in the country. The exercise was conducted by UNHCR with the support of...Afghan arrivals in Sweden: “This is Who We Are": Profiling of Unaccompanied & Separated Children
Related Topics: IDP policy
– Published 18.Nov.2016
Framing Forced Displacement as a Development Issue: World Bank Publishes New Report
JIPS welcomes the World Bank’s new report, launched in September 2016, as a major step towards making the humanitarian-development nexus more concrete when addressing crises of forced displacement. The report identifies five focus points in which development actors can engage to resolve the challenges of forced displacement. Humanitarian-development nexus...Framing Forced Displacement as a Development Issue: World Bank Publishes New Report
Related Topics: Refugee & IDP statistics
– Published 7.Oct.2016
Forced Displacement, Go Figure! New Publication to Shake the Box of “IDP Profiling”
On 31 August 2016, JIPS launches Forced Displacement, Go Figure! Shaking the box of Profiling IDP Situations. This publication is a joint effort from JIPS and the Feinstein International Center of Tufts University that calls for an update to the existing international guidance for profiling. Co-authored by three JIPS Coordinators...Forced Displacement, Go Figure! New Publication to Shake the Box of “IDP Profiling”
Related Topics: Refugee & IDP statistics
– Published 30.Aug.2016