UNHCR’s Field Support in Data

Collection

Joint UNFPA & UNHCR WorkshopGeneva, February 2007

Outline

1.Population Statistics & Surveys

2.Refugee registration

3.IDP Profiling and UNHCR’s expectation on collaboration

Population Statistics and Surveys

Scope of forced displacement - facts and figures (end-2005)

• Estimated 38 million persons displaced globally – 8.7 million refugees (UNHCR)– 4.2 million Palestinian refugees in Middle East (UNRWA)– ≈ 24 million internally displaced (IDMC)

• 21 millions persons of concern to UNHCR, end-2005

Country or territory

of Asylum- Returned Internally Returned Stateless

asylum (residence)1 Refugees seekers refugees displaced IDPs persons7 Various Total

Total 8,661,994 772,592 1,105,550 6,616,791 519,430 2,383,712 960,366 21,020,435

Population of concern to UNHCR by category, end-2005

WHO ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? CONCEPT OF Total Population of Concern

to UNHCR (TPOC)

1) Refugees2) Asylum-seekers 3) Returned refugees 4) Internally displaced

(protected/assisted by UNHCR only)5) Returned IDPs 6) Others of concern to UNHCR (e.g.

stateless persons who are not refugees)

Measuring refugee stocks and flows:

schematic overview

REFUGEEPOPULATION

Positive decisions

(individual)

Births

Resettlement arrivals

Prima facie(group

recognition)

Naturalization

Deaths

Cessation

Other increases/decreases

Resettlement departures

Voluntary repatriation

UNHCR data sources

• Main data sources– Government statistics– More than 140 UNHCR country operations– NGOs/Implementing partners

• Basis of data– Registration/census– Surveys– Estimates

• UNHCR Sources

•Monthly asylum application data (36 industrialized countries)

•Quarterly Statistical Report (QSR, mainly developing countries with UNHCR operations 120)

•Annual Statistical Report (ASR, over 150 countries)

•Annual Standard and Indicator Report (SIR, Global coverage, National, camps, urban, returnees 2005)

WHERE DOES THE DATA COME FROM? UNHCR SOURCES

Fig.I.2 Basis of refugee data, 2005

Registr-ation54%

Estimation25%

Others7%

Registr-ation and

estimation14%

HOW DO WE USE OUR STATISTICS? Example of gap assessment score cards

Country CampTotal

Pop (EP)

% Ref. with clear status

Gap

% Ref. individ.

registered

Gap% Ref. issued

indiv. IDGap

% Ref. special needs met

Gap% of

SGBV support

Gap

TanzaniaKarago 6,510 100% 0 0% 6,510 0% 6,510 86% 0 100% 0TanzaniaLugufu 93,979 100% 0 100% 0 0% 93,979 100% 0 100% 0TanzaniaLukole 71,999 100% 0 100% 0 32% 34,314 100% 0TanzaniaMtendeli 25,911 100% 0 0% 25,911 0% 25,911 82% 0 100% 0TanzaniaNduta 32,244 100% 0 0% 32,244 0% 32,244 85% 0 100% 0TanzaniaNyarugusu 59,424 93% 93% 4,000 0% 59,424 10% 41,438 100% 0TanzaniaKane Mbwa 15,009 100% 0 0% 15,009 0% 15,009 86% 0 100% 0TanzaniaMtabila 1 16,996 97% 500 97% 500 0% 16,996TanzaniaMtabila 2 40,920 98% 1,000 98% 1,000 0% 40,920 100% 0 100% 0TanzaniaMyovosi 35,818 97% 1,000 97% 1,000 0% 35,818 74% 2,288 100% 0

Std. = 100%90% - 99%

< 90%

Std. = 80%70% - 79%

< 70%

Std. = 100%

< 90%90% - 99%

Std. = 100%90% - 99%

< 90%

Std. = 100%90% - 99%

< 90%

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

T - Population aged 5-17 enrolled in school (%) STANDARD 100

Gap

An approach to IDP profiling: Surveys

• Increasing use of surveys for many purposes, including for estimating numbers and profiling of IDPs

• Provision of technical guidance on methodologies, sampling design, scope, questionnaire design, data management and analysis

• Working on generic methodologies & guidelines which could be adapted according to needs and contexts

• Key topics: – Identification of protection needs – Coping behaviors– MDGs– Provision of global estimates– Gender-related issues

• Scope and Definitions– Asylum migration nexus, national vs international– Terminology: Who is a refugee, an IDP? – Time, location, distance, causes

• Data sources and triangulation– Coverage: Key information are missing– Register updating– Sources for triangulation – Data collection methodologies and tools

• Data quality– Timeliness in rapidly changing situations– Comparability, scope– Compliance with recommendations (UN, UNECE, UNHCR)

• Human resources– Skills and training– Uses of data for informed decision making

Key challengesKey challenges

Refugee Registration

The recording, verifying and updating of information on persons of concern to UNHCR with the aim of protecting and documenting them and of implementing durable solutions.

What is Registration?

States bear the primary responsibility for registration

UNHCR assumes an operational role only if needed

Who is responsible for Registration? “States, which have not yet done

so, to take all necessary measures to register and document refugees and asylum seekers on their territory as quickly as possible upon their arrival, bearing in mind the resources available, and where appropriate to seek the support and cooperation of UNHCR” (ExCom Conclusion No. 91, 2001)

Handbook for Registration Access to registration Process of registration Data to be gathered &

recorded Monitoring registration

activities Provision of documentation Verification & identification Protecting individuals with

Special Needs Focus on women & children

Registration Standards

Registration PracticesStandard Operating Procedures Level I, II and III registration Continuous registration and verification Registration Center Operations Field Data Collection Support RSD, Assistance, Protection and

Durable Solutions Data security and confidentiality Managing data on women, children and special needs Working with governments and partners

Registration LevelsStandard data sets

3 months* 12 monthsImmediately

Level 3 Registration

Additionaldata

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collecte

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nd

veri

fied

Time after arrival on territory of asylum

Level 1data

Level 2data

Level 3 data

Some

current

operationsLevel 1

Level 2 Registration

Standards set at each level

WFP/UNHCR MOU

Global Software Application “proGres”

Strategies and tools for document issuance

Individual ID cardsIndividual protection documentationEntitlement documents

Standard forms for data collection

Registration formRegistration form for unaccompanied childrenRSD application formControl SheetHousehold information form

Registration Tools

Sierra Leone

Ethiopia

Kenya

Thailand

Nepal

UgandaGhana

Tanzania

Rwanda Malaysi

a

Guinea

Jordan

Turkey

Syria Hong

KongEgypt

Lebanon

2004 Implementation site

Liberia

Sudan

ROC

Benin

Germany

Burundi

Azerbaijan

Chad

DRC

Eritrea

Gabon

Nigeria

Morocco

Iran

PakistanYemen

Uzbekistan

Bangladesh

Cambodia

Namibia

Libya

Cote d’Ivoire

2005 Implementation site

Kazakhstan

2006 Implementation site

Malawi

Mozambique

India

Ukraine

Global Registration Activities using ‘proGres’

Zimbabwe

Russian Federation

ExamplesTable III. Populations of concern to UNHCR:

demographic characteristics and location by end-year (*)

Basis: Registration (R), Estimate (E), extrapolation from survey(S): R, E (indicate basis in this box)

Name Type Female Male

of (ref/idp/ 60 and Total 60 and Total

location etc.)(a) Origin 0-4 5-17 18-59 over (b) 0-4 5-17 18-59 over (b)

REF SLE 12 14 5 - 31 10 14 11 - 35

REF LBR 646 1,355 1,318 65 3,384 637 1,474 886 50 3,047

REF SLE - 4 2 1 7 - 5 - - 5

REF LBR 3,346 5,731 7,590 2,797 19,464 3,248 5,230 2,515 1,853 12,846

REF SLE 3 10 5 1 19 3 5 5 1 14

REF LBR 4,146 5,825 6,361 697 17,029 3,867 5,670 4,983 536 15,056

REF ICO 958 1,432 1,263 25 3,678 857 1,536 951 34 3,378

REF LBR - 2 5 - 7 3 5 3 - 11

REF SLE 259 649 687 75 1,670 255 641 611 53 1,560

REF LBR 529 1,133 1,633 261 3,556 546 1,138 754 91 2,529

REF SLE 323 765 914 108 2,110 348 811 860 93 2,112

REF LBR 295 613 818 130 1,856 308 660 556 79 1,603

REF SLE 547 1,382 1,589 203 3,721 590 1,395 1,562 171 3,718

REF LBR 772 1,628 2,213 296 4,909 808 1,680 1,448 175 4,111

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Total camps 11,836 20,543 24,403 4,659 61,441 11,480 20,264 15,145 3,136 50,025

- -

CONAKRY VILLE REF SLE - -

REF LBR - -

REF ALG - -

REF BDI - -

REF BKF - -

REF CAR - -

REF CMR - -

REF COB - -

REF COD - -

REF COI

REF NIG

REF RUS

REF TOG

REF CHD

REF SUD

REF GHA

REF GNB

REF RWA

REF ICO

ASY SLE

ASY LBR

ASY TOG

ASY CHD

ASY COD

ASY RWA

ASY BEN

ASY NIG

ASY CUB

ASY ICO

ASY GHA

Total urban - - - - - - - - - -

NZEREKORE PERIPHERIE REF SLE - 10 8 1 19 3 18 20 1 42

REF LBR 267 624 612 25 1,528 418 1,280 1,167 84 2,949

NZEREKORE VILLE REF LBR 357 3,262 3,183 314 7,116 1,528 4,016 2,341 597 8,482

REF SLE 28 56 41 4 129 22 28 56 13 119

LOLA REF SLE 3 10 12 - 25 8 11 24 3 46

REF LBR 491 837 1,235 104 2,667 982 1,660 1,777 236 4,655

BEYLA REF SLE 10 18 67 13 108 31 74 113 26 244

REF LBR 869 2,913 1,507 281 5,570 1,836 4,223 2,100 527 8,686

YOMOU REF SLE 5 17 19 1 42 16 32 44 2 94

REF LBR 525 1,325 1,154 117 3,121 576 1,099 1,369 229 3,273

OTHERS REF SLE - -

REF LBR - -

Total rural/dispersed/other 2,555 9,072 7,838 860 20,325 5,420 12,441 9,011 1,718 28,590

GRAND TOTAL 14,391 29,615 32,241 5,519 81,766 16,900 32,705 24,156 4,854 78,615

Notes

BOREAH

KOUNTAYA

KOUANKAN

KOLA

TELIKORO

LAINE

NONAH

Statistical report

Map 1

Map 2

IDP Profiling &

UNHCR’s Expectation on Collaboration

Strategic Directions UNHCR to engage in IDP Profiling as part of its

functions to lead the protection and CCCM clusters.

IDP Profiling will be undertaken in a collaborative manner

Non-UN stakeholders will be invited to join and to establish advisory capacity (academia, governments, inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations, etc.)

UNHCR to increase its IDP Profiling capacities and invest in staff and tools

Key objectives of Profiling numbers, age/ gender breakdown, Location, causes for displacement, patterns of displacement, protection Concerns key humanitarian needs, potential solution for the group (if available)

How can we obtain the “profiles”?

Profiling Interventions

Registration

Manual

Survey

Desk Reviews

Estimations

Key informant interview

Census

Various Data

sources

Focus group

discussion

proGres Micro Census

Govt.Census

Required Staff Competencies

Demographers & Statisticians Social Scientists & Survey

Specialists Registration & Liaison Officers Protection Officers & Social Workers Information Management Officers Database & GIS Specialists Logisticians and other support staff

Nairobi Technical Workshop on IDP Profiling: Findings

IOMNRCOCHAWFPUNHCR

In October 2006, UNHCR invited its partners to a workshop in Nairobi. The workshop confirmed:

There are no standards, common procedures, tools, etc.

No agency has yet developed the conceptual or operational capacity to undertake large-scale IDP Profiling in multiple theatres

UNHCR has a comparative advantage due to its refugee registration concepts, standards, tools, and experience.

What needs to be done?

Develop strategic and institutional frameworks (political)

Mobilize existing resources, competent staff, necessary resources, and deploy multi-functional teams (operational)

develop policies, standards, methodologies and tools (technical)

Any Questions?