1. Informing solutions together Informing Policy Development: Profiling IDP Situations www.idp-profiling.orgwww.idp-profiling.org www.parkdatabase.orgwww.parkdatabase.org Developing a Policy on Internal Displacement in Afghanistan: National Consultative Workshop Natalia Baal Joint IDP Profiling Service 14 th July 2012

2. Informing solutions together Profiling IDP situations provides credible information… …with broad consensus and national ownership

3. Informing solutions together Profiling IDP situations is a collaborative process that serves to obtain an overview of an IDP situation. This overview provides governments, humanitarian and development actors with information crucial for: Targeted and effective response Policy or strategy development Improved advocacy Strengthened fundraising What is profiling in IDP situations?

4. Informing solutions together At minimum: ‘Core data’ - numbers disaggregated by sex, age and location (Article 24, UN Human Rights Council Resolution, A/HRC/20/L.14 ) In addition (depends on knowledge gap): Causes and patterns of displacement Conditions during displacement - humanitarian/protection Future intentions for durable solutions What information does it provide?

5. Informing solutions together Comprehensive approach – “IDP situation" – Displaced and displacement-affected – Complexities of displacement: dispersed population & multiple dynamics of displacement Systematic approach - One process for comparable information Collaboration & national ownership – Pooling resources & expertise – Enabling consensus to increase impact and use of data Credibility through transparency – Methodology developed for the specific context – Honesty about limitations (prioritize transparency over accuracy) What are the benefits of profiling?

6. Informing solutions together ADVOCACY & LOBBYING NEED FOR PROFILING? PROCESS MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGY QUESTIONNAIRES & ANALYSIS PLANS DATA COLLECTION & FIELD ORGANIZATION DATA PROCESSING & REPORTING

7. Informing solutions together Burundi, 2012 Serbia, 2010 Yemen, 2010 Profiling for policy: Case studies

8. Informing solutions together Desk review Need for profiling? Collaboration Appropriate methodology Disaggregated data National ownership Transparency Consensus Informed IDP Policy Afghanistan?

9. Informing solutions together “By putting the facts and figures on the table, we are better able to confront particular myths about displaced populations, build consensus in order to overcome stalemates and demonstrate the significance of targeted responses to the needs of IDPs” Chaloka Beyani, UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of IDPs PARK Companion (2012)

10. Informing solutions together info@jips.org +41 22 739 8973 www.idp-profiling.org