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,...
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JDC Newsletter, May 2024
Making IDPs visible in national statistics: a step towards sustainable solutions That more than 100 million people around the globe are forcibly displaced is a known fact. What is often overlooked is that the vast majority of them are Internally Displaced People...
JDC Newsletter, April 2024
Celebrating and reflecting on the year past In April, millions of people across the world observed their major religious festivals – Eid al-Fitr and Easter. Both celebrations mark the end of a period of abstinence or fasting, which is also a time for reflection. The...
JDC Newsletter, March 2024
Amid conflict, insecurity, and climate change, East African countries are turning to data for solutionsFew countries have been more generous towards refugees than Uganda. Here, refugees have freedom of movement, the right to work and access to basic services. Uganda...
JDC Newsletter, February 2024
If the right policies are in place, Venezuelans can contribute a lot – socially and economically. Governments in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region estimate that around 7.7 million Venezuelans live outside their country. A single figure cannot convey the...
JDC Newsletter, November 2023
Displacement and poverty – The consequences of conflict in the Central African RepublicConflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) has a long history. Although it escalated dramatically in 2012, it has abated since then. But it’s still horrific. People have been...
JDC Newsletter, December 2023
What I learned at the Global Refugee Forum - that data has impactI have just returned from Geneva where I was at the Global Refugee Forum – or the GRF. My main takeaway was that data is critical. It was the standout message from Taka Masaaki, a JDC Senior Economist,...
JDC Newsletter, September 2023
Lessons from Niger – Setbacks are inevitable, so development requires a long-term and inclusive investmentThis is the first Newsletter from the new Head of the JDC, Aissatou (Aisha) Dicko. Aisha has over 15 years of operational experience with the World Bank in...
JDC Newsletter, July 2023
Does climate change cause displacement? (and more questions about data)Dear Colleagues, As we sweated through the hottest week on record in July, the reality of climate change confronts us all. Yet for some of us, the consequences are more dire than for others. After...
JDC Newsletter, April 2023
Statelessness: Where small changes can have profound impact Dear JDC Newsletter subscriber, I have just returned from Hangzhou, China, where I spoke at the World Data Forum. Led by the UN, the event draws together people, like me, who want to promote the use of...