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From Kenya to Kyrgyzstan: how data can help eliminate statelessness

Over 4.3 million people are without citizenship of any country and thus face barriers to basic rights, such as access to a doctor, going to school, getting married and even moving freely.

National Survey Inclusion of Forcibly Displaced People

The number of forcibly displaced people now stands at over 100 million. Many of the countries who host these people are rising to this challenge, making generous efforts to welcome and support those forced to flee and granting them access to health, education and other national systems.

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Where refugees have the right to work, they become assets – and we have the research to prove it

Data and Research shows that refugees with access to the labor market in host communities become assets. We illustrate important lessons from Colombia and Uganda in the latest JDC newsletter and Quarterly Digest on Forced Displacement.

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To get a clearer picture of internal displacement, we need better data, and more of it

Today, internally displaced persons (IDPs) account for an estimated sixty percent of forcibly displaced persons globally. Coinciding with escalating levels of displacement is a commensurate effort to provide information about the people affected by it.

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If we invest in statistics, our dividend will be protection

Some 74% of forcibly displaced people are located in low- and middle-income countries, where investments in development programs and sound policy decisions are a foundation of a sustainable future.

Our Vision

Improved protection and wellbeing of forcibly displaced persons and those affected by forced displacement is achieved through coherent implementation of evidence-informed humanitarian and development action and inclusive policies.

Our Mission

To enhance the ability of stakeholders to make timely and evidence-informed decisions that can improve the lives of affected people.

Our Focus

Improving and supporting the collection, analysis, dissemination, and use of primary socioeconomic microdata and population data that inform policymaking and programming.