Data, Dialogue and Development:The Crucial Role of Data in Addressing Forced Displacement in West and Central Africa.By Abdouraouf Gnon-Konde, Director of the Regional Bureau of UNHCR for West and Central Africa Next month, I will speak at the Joint Data Center’s 3rd...
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JDC Newsletter, July 2024
Data rich and data poor - Within the same region, Bangladesh and Afghanistan are vastly different data contextsData on forced displacement in Bangladesh and Afghanistan typifies the characteristics of forced displacement data globally. Bangladesh hosts a large refugee...
3ème Conférence de recherche sur les déplacements forcés
3ème Conférence de recherche sur les déplacements forcés Date: 19-21 septembre 2024 Lieu: Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire et en ligne English VersionOrganisée en collaboration avec l'Agence des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés, la Banque mondiale et l'École africaine...
JDC Newsletter, June 2024
Numbers of forcibly displaced are sky rocketing, who are the people behind the statistics?By the end of 2023, an estimated 117.3 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced – a number that has risen every year for the last twelve. Six months later, by June 2024,...
Prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder and associated factors among displaced people in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
This systematic review summarizes the most recent data and evidence on the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder and the effect of associated factors on adult displaced people in Africa. Posttraumatic stress disorder is marked by increased stress and anxiety following exposure to a traumatic or stressful event.
Role of personal network attributes in adoption of clean stoves among Congolese refugees in Rwanda
This article examines the effect of personal network attributes on the adoption of clean cookstove technology by Congolese women living in a Rwandan refugee camp. This study was conducted in the Kigeme refugee camp located in the Nyamagabe district of the southern province, about 150 km from Kigali. The camp is home to nearly 19,000 Congolese refugees.
Assessment of the environmental impacts of conflict-driven Internally Displaced Persons: A sentinel-2 satellite based analysis of land use/cover changes in the Kas locality, Darfur, Sudan
This study examines the effects of settlements of internally displaced persons (IDPs) on vegetation cover in the Kas locality of Darfur, Sudan. The Kas locality is in the South Darfur state, around 86 kilometers northwest of the state capital, Nyala. The estimated population of IDPs in the Kas locality increased from between 35,000 to 40,000 in 2004 to more than 77,000 by 2020.
Refugee settlements are highly exposed to extreme weather conditions
This article examines the exposure of refugee settlements to extreme weather conditions. Refugee settlements are often located in isolated and remote areas, with unfavorable land quality and harsh climates.
Cash transfers amid shocks: A large, one-time, unconditional cash transfer to refugees in Uganda has multidimensional benefits after 19 months
The article examines the effects of a substantial, one-off, unconditional cash transfer to refugee families in Uganda. Uganda hosts over 1.5 million refugees and asylum seekers.
Refugees and the education of host populations: Evidence from the Syrian inflow to Jordan
This paper examines the effect of Syrian refugees on the educational outcomes of Jordanian students. The focus is on the period after the mass arrival of Syrian refugees in Jordan, which began in early 2013. The government of Jordan allowed most school-age Syrians to attend public schools, resulting in Syrian students comprising approximately 7 percent of the total population in Jordanian public schools.