Achievements to date on the IDP Profiling Process UNFPA UNHCR Brussels IDP Profiling Workshop 22 – 23 March 2007

Summary of Achievements 1. Standard setting 2. Reinforcing networks 3. Field support/ Capacity building 4. Fundraising 5. Next key activities

1.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)

2.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 recommendations Standard 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 recommendations Setting 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

3.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)

4.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

5.Next key activities in 2007 UNHCR and UNFPA Workshop: Collaboration on Demographic Data Collection in Emergencies/ IDP Situations February (Geneva) Draft IDP Profiling Guideline: Stakeholders’ Meeting 16 February (Geneva) Workshop on IDP Profiling (UN, NGOs, Academic Institutions & governments) March (Brussels) Finalisation of the IDP Profiling Guidelines By end March

Interagency Cluster Appeal (April 2007 – March 2008) April CCCM Cluster: Revision of the Camp Management Toolkit By end April Protection Cluster: Endorsement of the IDP Profiling Guidelines Early May Protection Cluster: Interagency Handbook on IDP Protection (first draft) By June Prepare concept paper for IASC Working Group Meeting for the future of IDP profiling July

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