We strive to improve the lives of forcibly displaced persons through evidence-driven action, inclusive policies, and data-informed decisions that shape impactful humanitarian and development solutions.
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Analysis
Expanding Development Approaches to Refugees and Their Hosts in Ethiopia
The primary objective of the 2024 SESRE is to provide up-to-date estimates on the socio-economic conditions of refugees and their host communities, including demographics, employment, education, welfare, and social cohesion.
2024 Malawi Demographic and Health Survey (MDHS) Key Indicators Report
The 2024 Malawi Demographic and Health Survey (2024 MDHS) was conducted by the National Statistical Office (NSO) from May 13 to August 31, 2024. The primary objective of the 2024 MDHS is to provide up-to-date estimates on fertility, family planning, maternal and child health, childhood nutrition, disease prevalence, and health service utilisation.
Findings from two rounds of the Somalia Displacement Phone Survey (2022)
Millions in Somalia have been displaced due to ongoing crises, while the country also hosts 38,463 refugees and asylum-seekers. The Somalia Displacement Phone Survey, the first of its kind to compare data across displaced groups, revealed that over 90% of households faced shocks like droughts, floods, and violence in the six months before the survey.
Activities
Forcibly Displaced People in West and Central Africa
The inclusion of refugees, internally displaced people and asylum seekers in the Enquête Harmonisée sur le Conditions de Vie des Ménages in Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Central African Republic, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Niger, Mali, and Togo, and the inclusion of these populations in national household surveys in Mauritania and Cameroon.
Internally Displaced People in Mali
Inclusion of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Mali’s Household Living Conditions Survey to collect data on their socioeconomic status and inform targeted poverty reduction policies and support for both IDPs and host communities.
Refugees and Internally Displaced People in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Inclusion of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons in the Democratic Republic of Congo Household Living Conditions Survey
Resources
Literature Review Database
Our searchable Literature Review Database provides summaries of recent publications and academic scholarship on forced displacement.
Access the database.
Questionnaire Finder
The JDC and the UNHCR’s Global Data Service provide a platform for accessing comprehensive statistics on the socioeconomic status, wellbeing, and living standards of forcibly displaced populations, incorporating survey-based indicators.
Visit the website.
E-learning
The e-learning course ‘Learning from the Evidence on Forced Displacement’ presents effective policies for displacement settings. The course includes eight modules created by World Bank, UNHCR, and research partners like Columbia University, ODI, and the American Institutes of Research.
Enroll in the course.
Data
Data Collection and Surveys
JDC fosters socioeconomic data collection to improve development policy and humanitarian response.
Check the JDC-supported data collection and surveys.
Forced Displacement Microdata
The dashboard lists the publicly available datasets that have a representative sample of refugees or internally displaced people by country, year, theme, and data producer, among others.
Visit the application.
UNHCR
Microdata Library
The UNHCR Microdata Library offers unit-level data on forcibly displaced and stateless individuals, gathered through censuses, registration/administrative processes, and surveys.
Access the microdata library.
World Bank
Microdata Library
The Microdata Library is a collection of datasets from the World Bank and other organizations, featuring data on forcibly displaced people, such as high-frequency phone surveys.
Access the microdata library.
Recent posts
Understanding Refugee Return: Key Findings, Gaps, and Future Research
Understanding Refugee Return: Key Findings, Gaps, and Future ResearchThe return of refugees to their home countries is often regarded as a desirable outcome in displacement contexts, enabling individuals to rebuild their lives in familiar environments. Nevertheless,...
Host Communities and Refugees in the East and Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes
This JDC Digest explores the impacts of forced displacement on host communities in the EHAGL region, as well as opportunities to facilitate opportunities for refugees and other forcibly displaced persons through mobility, assistance and inclusion into national services.
Refugees and migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean benefit local economies, new studies show
Panama City and Washington DC, 26 February 2024 – Forcibly displaced people in Latin America and the Caribbean can contribute significantly to the economies where they live if they have the opportunity, according to two new studies released today by the World Bank...
Events
Webinar on statistical inclusion for socioeconomic outcomes
On May 20, 2025, the co-conveners of the Multi-stakeholder Pledges on Statistical Inclusion and Economic Inclusion and Social Protection of Forcibly Displaced and Stateless Persons, with UNHCR’s support, hosted a webinar exploring the intersection between inclusive...
Denmark Launch of World Bank Report “Poverty, Prosperity, and Planet: Pathways Out of the Polycrisis”
Bold solutions and coordinated international action are critical if we are to emerge from today’s polycrisis toward a fairer, safer, and more prosperous world.On February 28, 2025, the World Bank–UNHCR Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement, in collaboration with...
Launch of the Dataset of World Refugee and Asylum Policies
The Dataset of World Refugee and Asylum Policies (DWRAP) is the first global dataset of de jure asylum and refugee policies. The online platform features data from 193 countries from 1952 to 2022, allowing users to track trends over time and across geographical...
Donors
The Government of Denmark represented by Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
European Union represented by the EU Directorate-General for International Partnerships (INTPA)
The U.S. Government represented by U.S. Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM).
