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Achievements to date on the IDP Profiling Process. UNFPA UNHCR Brussels IDP Profiling Workshop 22 – 23 March 2007. Summary of Achievements. Standard setting Reinforcing networks Field support/ Capacity building Fundraising Next key activities. Standard setting.
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Achievements to date on the IDP Profiling Process UNFPA UNHCR Brussels IDP Profiling Workshop 22 – 23 March 2007
Summary of Achievements • Standard setting • Reinforcing networks • Field support/ Capacity building • Fundraising • Next key activities
Standard setting • Draft IDP Profiling Guidelines process • Steering Group of the IDP Profiling Guidelines process • Camp Management Toolkit revision (ongoing) • Drafting of the IDP Protection Handbook (ongoing)
Reinforcing networks • Interagency Technical Workshop on IDP Profiling, Nairobi; October 2006 Participated by: IOM, NRC, OCHA, WFP, UNHCR • Joint UNFPA/ UNHCR Workshop: Collaboration on Demographic Data Collection in Emergencies/ IDP Situations; February 2007
Key recommendations from the Interagency Technical Workshop on IDP Profiling Nairobi; October 2006
Key recommendationsStandard setting on “profiling” policy • Strengthening interagency approach on “profiling” • Validate the Guidelines on IDP Profiling/ policy questions surrounding IDP profiling • Create a checklist of protection consideration • Establish guideline on when to register/ how to register IDPs for protection purposes • Integrate profiling guidelines in HC trainings • Formalise the “community” of practitioners or resource persons dealing with “profiling” issues. • Ensure “profiling” is an integral part of local Protection Cluster • Create a steering group on IDP “profiling”.
Key recommendationsSetting technical standards on “profiling” • Standard setting for minimum data in IDP registration for assistance delivery • Development of operational standards e.g. creation of a decision tree (scenario/ context based) to chose methodologies. • Development of standard data sets as per operational objectives e.g. definition of core data
Conclusions of the Joint UNFPA/UNHCR Workshop: Collaboration on Demographic Data Collection February 2007
Partnership • Re-issuance of the existing MOU from 1995 to further improve on data issues • Dissemination of the MOU to all offices to ensure that it becomes a point of reference • To conduct joint pilot projects in the field • Further cooperation on standard setting in demographic data issues • Joint work on indicators
Collaboration in the context of IASC and the Cluster Approach • Explore institutionalisation of an IDP “demographic methodology” group • Start collaboration in the Protection Cluster, specifically in the area of registration, data profiling, and statistical reporting • Build joint capacity through a secondment of 1 UNFPA staff to support standard setting in data quality issues under the Protection Cluster • Explore the possibility of establishing a “service” for humanitarian community on data in emergencies through establishing rapid deployment scheme (StatCap) and data provision
Field support/ Capacity Building • Somalia (Aug’06): Operational Data Manager for “population tracking” • Myanmar (Nov’06): Operational Data Manager • Cote d’Ivoire (Jan’07): Information Manager for IDP Profiling Desk Review • Sri Lanka (Feb’07): Registration Officer for IDP registration in Batticaloa & Trincomalee Districts • Chad (Mar’07): Joint UNFPA/ UNHCR/ IFORD mission for IDP profiling survey • Sudan (Mar’07): NRC Urban Displacement Study • Camp Management Training (ongoing)
Fundraising 2007 Global Cluster Appeal • Jointly appealed by NRC/ IDMC, UNFPA, UNHCR • Activities planned both under Protection Cluster and Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) Cluster