Chad: Refugees in Chad – the road forward Background and Context Over the past decade, Chad has been significantly affected by forced displacement. As of now, Chad hosts nearly 480,000 refugees and asylum seekers from Sudan, Central African Republic (CAR), and...
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Improving the quality of survey data on forcibly displaced populations
Background and context In line with the JDC’s effort on strengthening data systems and filling data gaps, this activity addresses the issues around microdata quality in surveys on Forcibly Displaced Populations (FDPs) and their host communities. Moreover, this...
Third Webinar on COVID-19 and Forced Displacement in the Global South | Evidence from High Frequency Phone Surveys
COVID-19 and Forced Displacement in the Global South A third Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) and Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement (JDC) joint webinar on the impact of COVID-19 on forcibly displaced people in the...
World Bank’s ongoing engagement through the Expert Group on Refugee and IDP Statistics (EGRIS)
Authored by Natalia Krynsky Baal, Emi Suzuki & Caroline SergeantPhoto:© UNHCR/John Wendle After a large increase in the mid-2010s, the number of refugees worldwide continues to break records. It was estimated that there were 26 million refugees worldwide in...
Monitoring COVID-19 Impact on Refugees in Ethiopia – Report No. 1
The high-frequency phone survey of refugees monitors the economic and social impact of and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic on refugees and nationals, by calling a sample of households every four weeks. Round 1 of data collection for the refugee sample occurs simultaneously with Round 6 of the national HFPS operation. This survey brief summarizes the results of the first round of the joint national and refugee HFPS, implemented between 24 September and 17 October 2020.
Understanding the Socioeconomic Conditions of Refugees in Kalobeyei, Kenya
This report on Understanding the Socioeconomic Conditions of Refugees in Kaloyebei is the first analytical work supported by the JDC. The report, which was jointly launched by the World Bank and UNHCR, is based on 2018 Kalobeyei Socioeconomic Profiling Survey and presents some of the comparable demographic and socioeconomic snapshots of the refugees and host communities, and highlight how microdata are fundamental to understanding vulnerabilities and guiding interventions.
Forced Displacement and Educational Outcomes: Evidence, Innovations, and Policy Indications
This JDC Quarterly Digest focuses on the impacts of forced displacement on education outcomes for internally displaced populations, refugees and their host communities. It further looks at some of the policies and interventions that provide strong evidence for a shift towards national inclusive education systems and calls for strengthening the evidence base on what works to create sustainable, inclusive solutions.
Long-Term Consequences of Forced Displacement: Three Salient Themes
In this JDC Quarterly Digest, we seek to understand whether any short-term benefits from forced displacement accruing to host countries dissipate or persist over time, particularly when refugees return to their countries of origin or relocate elsewhere. Additionally, in contexts where large inflows of refugees lead to adverse impacts on host communities in the short-term, whether these problems resolve in the longer-term.
Highly vulnerable yet largely invisible: Forcibly displaced in the COVID-19-induced recession
This inaugural issue of the JDC Paper Series on Forced Displacement highlights how investments are urgently needed for evidence-based humanitarian response to improve the lives of FDPs and their host communities during the pandemic.
The Consequences of COVID-19 on Forced Displacement
The JDC has compiled a Primer on Research Activities, summarizing research and projects related to COVID-19 (coronavirus) and its impact on Forcibly Displaced Persons. The Primer will be updated regularly, with new research on this issue.