International Recommendations on IDP Statistics Becoming Real: Update on EGRIS
Since the last all-members meeting of the Expert Group on Refugee and IDP Statistics (EGRIS) in Ankara, in February 2019, we have put substantive work into further shaping up the International Recommendations on IDP Statistics (IRIS). We are proud to see the IRIS “become real”: the feedback from the ongoing...International Recommendations on IDP Statistics Becoming Real: Update on EGRIS
Related Topics: Refugee & IDP statistics
– Published 12.Dec.2019
Leaving no (Refugee) Behind: The New Indicator on Refugees in the SDG Indicator Framework is a Game-Changer
For those of us working on forced displacement, it has become undeniable in recent years that any real resolution to refugee and IDP situations requires development as well as humanitarian interventions. This reality has, unfortunately, not always been without question and has had limited traction outside of the community working...Leaving no (Refugee) Behind: The New Indicator on Refugees in the SDG Indicator Framework is a Game-Changer
Related Topics: Refugee & IDP statistics, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
– Published 4.Dec.2019
Joint Data Analysis in Practice: Discussing Experience and Guidance With IMPACT
Joint data analysis is increasingly moving centre stage in humanitarian practice, underpinned by the commitments made under the Grand Bargain to improve joint and impartial needs assessments. Similarly, speaking from our own experience in JIPS, joint analysis is a critical step in a profiling exercise: it helps ensure buy-in on...Joint Data Analysis in Practice: Discussing Experience and Guidance With IMPACT
Related Topics: Joint analysis
– Published 24.Jul.2019
Working Towards Durable Solutions: What We Learned at the Recent GP20 Steering Group Meeting
“Protracted displacement is a humanitarian issue, but it is also a process of social and economic impoverishment. (…) It’s not only a problem for IDPs but also for host communities, and there is a risk of undermining state policies (and even) jeopardizing the Sustainable Development Goals. I’ve come to the...Working Towards Durable Solutions: What We Learned at the Recent GP20 Steering Group Meeting
Related Topics: Durable solutions, Community engagement
– Published 22.Jul.2019
Data & Evidence (including IDPs) at the Forefront of 2019’s UNHCR Annual NGO Consultations
High-level participation, rich insights from NGOs participants, and a strong focus on data and evidence: this year’s UNHCR NGO consultations left us inspired and demonstrated how valuable the learning experience becomes when diverse partners come together to share views and jointly advance practice. The event highlighted the key role that...Data & Evidence (including IDPs) at the Forefront of 2019’s UNHCR Annual NGO Consultations
Related Topics: Refugee & IDP statistics, Community engagement, Methods, Protection
– Published 21.Jul.2019
Statistical Capacity Building on Forced Displacement: An Urgent Need for SDGs & GCR indicators?
Ever since a week full of international meetings on indicator frameworks at the end of March 2019, I am left reflecting on the issue of statistical capacity building, or more specifically on capacity building to improve data on forced displacement. Data – or statistics – is a critical building block...Statistical Capacity Building on Forced Displacement: An Urgent Need for SDGs & GCR indicators?
Related Topics: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Capacity development, Refugee & IDP statistics
– Published 4.Jun.2019
Lessons Learned from Data Collection to Inform City Profiles in Syria: A Conversation with Ola Samarah, iMMAP
Conflict in Syria has led to a profoundly urban crisis. Damage, destruction and displacement are concentrated in major urban centres and cities. Gathering information to better understand their impact on urban areas and the people living in them, is a delicate task. Limited access to populations and cities, and lack...Lessons Learned from Data Collection to Inform City Profiles in Syria: A Conversation with Ola Samarah, iMMAP
Related Topics: Urban, Methods
– Published 5.Apr.2019
Farewell to the PARK - Not fit for purpose, but still needed?
Capturing lessons learned and sharing good practice is often hard to find time to do systematically in the busy world of humanitarian needs assessment and profiling practitioners. How can we best learn and exchange experience from different contexts, share tools and concrete examples between practitioners? What are the best mechanisms...Farewell to the PARK - Not fit for purpose, but still needed?
Related Topics: Joint analysis, Capacity development
– Published 12.Feb.2019
Urban Momentum in Geneva: Looking Back at the High-Commissioner’s Dialogue 2018
Urban displacement appears to be taking an increasingly strong foothold in Geneva: after the launch of ICRC’s study on “Displaced in cities” and of IRC’s report on “Urban refuge”, as well as the endorsement of the Global Compact on Refugees end 2018, the 2018 High Commissioner’s Dialogue focused exclusively on...Urban Momentum in Geneva: Looking Back at the High-Commissioner’s Dialogue 2018
Related Topics: Urban
– Published 7.Feb.2019
Complex, yet Crucial: Reviewing Analysis Practice in Profiling at JIPS
We often talk with our field and global partners about the importance of the analysis stage in a profiling exercise. Analysis, like profiling in general, is a process. It is a series of steps that require a mix of careful number crunching, intensive reading, focused writing, and lots and lots...Complex, yet Crucial: Reviewing Analysis Practice in Profiling at JIPS
Related Topics: Joint analysis, Methods
– Published 6.Feb.2019
‘It’s very important to be able to speak to all stakeholders’ - Andrés Lizcano, JIPS' newest team member
Andrés Lizcano is a Colombian profiling advisor and our newest team member. His diverse professional background includes experiences with just about all types of partners JIPS usually collaborates with during profiling exercises. As part of a new series aimed at introducing JIPS' team members, we sat down with him to...‘It’s very important to be able to speak to all stakeholders’ - Andrés Lizcano, JIPS' newest team member
Related Topics: IDP policy
– Published 1.Feb.2019
How Does Displacement Profiling Link to Neighbourhood Profiling? A Conversation with Riham Kowatly, UN-Habitat Lebanon
Riham Kowatly participated in the recent Profiling Coordination Training (PCT) where she learned about displacement profiling and what it takes to implement the collaborative process from start to finish. Riham is not new to profiling; she is actively engaged in the neighbourhood profiling exercises conducted by UN-Habitat in various cities...How Does Displacement Profiling Link to Neighbourhood Profiling? A Conversation with Riham Kowatly, UN-Habitat Lebanon
Related Topics: Methods, Urban
– Published 9.Jan.2019