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
#EGRIS second working meeting of all members in Oslo
After the productive side-event at the UNSC in New York, members of the Expert Group on Refugee and IDP Statistics (EGRIS) met again in Oslo, at the premises of Statistics Norway, to progress on the Group’s two key deliverables as we move closer to the deadline for submission. Exchange and interaction...#EGRIS second working meeting of all members in Oslo
Related Topics: Refugee & IDP statistics
– Published 25.Apr.2017
Progress update from Expert Group on Refugee & IDP Statistics (Mar 2017)
In the side-lines of the 48th session of the UN Statistical Commission (UNSC) in New York, the Expert Group on Refugee and IDP Statistics (EGRIS) updated participants on work undertaken by the group since it was mandated in 2016. Co-chaired by Statistics Norway, Eurostat and UNHCR, the Group has been...Progress update from Expert Group on Refugee & IDP Statistics (Mar 2017)
Related Topics: Refugee & IDP statistics
– Published 8.Mar.2017
Joint Analysis of Profiling Data & Preliminary Findings in Kosovo: Workshop in Pristina (Dec 2016)
A joint workshop was organised last week in Pristina, Kosovo to present and discuss the preliminary findings from profiling data generated on the displacement situation in Kosovo. JIPS together with Statistics Norway supported the working group with technical expertise. Collaborative process for agreed-upon data The profiling exercise in Kosovo aims...Joint Analysis of Profiling Data & Preliminary Findings in Kosovo: Workshop in Pristina (Dec 2016)
Related Topics: Durable solutions, Refugee & IDP statistics, IDP policy
– Published 5.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
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
Understanding Internal Displacement in El Salvador: Agreeing on the Objectives & Methodology (Aug 2016)
In August 2016, JIPS went on mission to El Salvador to support a profiling exercise of the internal displacement situation in the country. Following a request from the Government of El Salvador and UNHCR, we agreed to provide technical support to the process that aims to produce a comprehensive picture...Understanding Internal Displacement in El Salvador: Agreeing on the Objectives & Methodology (Aug 2016)
Related Topics: Refugee & IDP statistics
– Published 1.Sep.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