Forging Links Between the Platform on Disaster Displacement & the EGRIS
Collecting reliable data on people displaced by disasters remains a significant challenge, particularly in contexts of slow-onset disasters associated with the adverse effects of climate change. Many gaps persist, including on the dynamics, root causes and change over time of disaster-induced displacement. Working to tackle these persisting data gaps, the...Forging Links Between the Platform on Disaster Displacement & the EGRIS
Related Topics: Refugee & IDP statistics
– Published 26.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
Data for Development Festival 2018
The Global Partnership on Sustainable Development organised the Data for Development Festival – its first meeting of partners in Bristol, UK, to facilitate discussions and exchange expertise on improving the use of data for progressing the development agenda globally. We welcomed the opportunity to take part and contribute to conversations on...Data for Development Festival 2018
Related Topics: Refugee & IDP statistics
– Published 21.Mar.2018
World Bank’s Conflict Exposure Module Training 2018: Filling the Data Gap on the Impact of Conflict on Households
Conflict and violence are critical development challenges, and often a direct cause of forced displacement. Understanding the dynamics of conflicts and providing government and partners with useful information to better handle the challenges caused by conflicts are crucial. Standard approaches, however, often fail to adequately capture the consequences of a...World Bank’s Conflict Exposure Module Training 2018: Filling the Data Gap on the Impact of Conflict on Households
Related Topics: Refugee & IDP statistics
– Published 19.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
Joint Event JIPS-EGRIS: Delving into the Work of EGRIS on Official Statistics
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...Joint Event JIPS-EGRIS: Delving into the Work of EGRIS on Official Statistics
Related Topics: Refugee & IDP statistics
– Published 6.Feb.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
First International Forum on Migration Statistics: Looking at forced Displacement Within Borders
To support ongoing global efforts to fill migration data gaps, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and International Organisation for Migration (IOM) jointly organised the first International Forum on Migration Statistics in Paris. A parallel session with experts from...First International Forum on Migration Statistics: Looking at forced Displacement Within Borders
Related Topics: Refugee & IDP statistics
– Published 15.Jan.2018
Supporting Governments for Improved Responses: Back from the Annual Course on the Law of Internal Displacement at IIHL
Raising awareness and building the capacities of government officials is critical to help improve responses to internal displacement, as precisely governments are the main responsible for the protection of their IDPs. At the annual course on the Law of Internal Displacement government representatives strengthened their knowledge about IDP protection as...Supporting Governments for Improved Responses: Back from the Annual Course on the Law of Internal Displacement at IIHL
Related Topics: Refugee & IDP statistics
– Published 16.Oct.2017
Agreeing on Conclusions from Profiling Findings in Kosovo: From our Collaborative Workshop
A collaborative workshop was organised on August 24th in Pristina, Kosovo, to jointly discuss the main findings from a profiling exercise aiming to produce evidence on different IDP populations in the country to inform durable solutions planning and programming. JIPS supported colleagues in DRC to facilitate the workshop and group...Agreeing on Conclusions from Profiling Findings in Kosovo: From our Collaborative Workshop
Related Topics: Durable solutions, Refugee & IDP statistics
– Published 25.Aug.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