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Compounding Misfortunes
This JDC supported study on the aftermath of COVID-19 in the Mashreq Region dives into the changes in Poverty since the onset of COVID-19 on Syrian Refugees and Host Communities in Jordan, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and Lebanon.
Data and Research on Children and Youth in Forced Displacement: Identifying Gaps and Opportunities
Traditional approaches to managing forced displacement remain largely child blind. This third JDC Quarterly Digest highlights some examples of research which contribute to closing these gaps, by focusing on three main areas of investigation: mental health risks faced by forcibly displaced children; evidence from existing evaluations and assessments on ‘what works’; and emerging research into the use of technological innovations for the management of child migration and displacement data.
Implementing and refining statistical standards on refugee and IDP statistics
Implementing and refining statistical standards on refugee and IDP statistics Background and context In March 2016, at the 47th session of the UN Statistical Commission (UNSC), Statistics Norway, Eurostat, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT) and UNHCR...
JDC newsletter, February 2021
Building knowledge on those affected by forced displacement – JDC’s contribution so far. Dear Colleagues, As we look back at 2020, it was a year in which the role of data and evidence became increasingly important in relation to policymaking. However, it was...
JDC newsletter, March 2021
Enhancing Data on Displaced Children and Youth Dear Colleagues, The number of those forcibly displaced keeps increasing around the world and recent humanitarian crises are likely to exacerbate this trend. Data and evidence are critical to inform our response to this...
Children and Forced Migration
Approximately half of UNHCR’s ‘people of concern’ (including refugees, asylum-seekers, IDPs and recent returnees) are under the age of 18 years and classified as children. This article examines some of the key features characterizing the study of children and forced...
The health of internally displaced children in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review
This paper examines what is known about the health and health concerns of internally displaced children in sub-Saharan Africa. 25 articles met the inclusion criteria for the scoping review, including 16 quantitative, six qualitative and three mixed methods studies....
Exploring the impacts of COVID-19 on Rohingya adolescents in Cox’s Bazar: A mixed-methods study
There are nearly one million Rohingya refugees living in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, in two registered and 32 unregistered camps, alongside impoverished host communities. This article explores the direct and indirect impacts of COVID-19 containment policies put in place...