Data Collection and Surveys
JDC aims to foster and produce quality socioeconomic data and analysis to improve development policy and humanitarian response.
Forcibly displaced people in West and Central Africa
The inclusion of refugees, internally displaced people and asylum seekers in the Enquête Harmonisée sur le Conditions de Vie des Ménages in Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Central African Republic, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Niger, Mali, and Togo, and the inclusion of these populations in national household surveys in Mauritania and Cameroon.
Internally displaced people in Mali
Inclusion of internally displaced people in the Mali Household Living Conditions Survey.
Refugees in Malawi
Incorporating forcibly displaced persons into the Demographic and Health Survey (2024) and the Integrated Household Survey (2024/25).
Refugees and Internally Displaced People in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Inclusion of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons in the Democratic Republic of Congo Household Living Conditions Survey
Internally Displaced People in Burkina Faso
In Burkina Faso, a socioeconomic survey will be conducted to complement the protection monitoring instrument used by P21, a protection monitoring platform.
Refugees in Lebanon
Inclusion of Syrian refugees in Lebanon’s Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS).
Refugees in Moldova
This study will conduct a quantitative assessment based on a sample-based household survey, backed by qualitative research and informed by innovative data sources.
Refugees & internally displaced persons in Cameroon
Inclusion of refugees and internally displaced persons in the 2023 Cameroon Population and Housing census.
Venezuelans in Peru
The National Statistics Office (INEI) in Peru will include a sample of Venezuelans in the National Household Survey.
Enhancing UNHCR’s analytical capacity
As more data becomes available in areas affected by forced displacement, UNHCR is scaling up its capacity to analyze and use socioeconomic data. For this, the JDC provides funds to hire new economists.
Forcibly displaced populations during COVID-19
The JDC supported the inclusion of samples of forcibly displaced populations in High Frequency Phone Surveys in Chad, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Jordan, Iraq, Burkina Faso and Bangladesh.
Socioeconomic survey of refugees and migrants in Libya
The collection of socioeconomic data on migrants, refugees, IDPs and host communities in Libya that will inform social protection programs and become an integrated monitoring system for these populations.