Thematic Focus: General - Pt. 2

Reports: 

2021 Internal Displacement Index Report (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, Dec. 2021) [access]

- "The Internal Displacement Index (IDI) -- the first and only tool available to comprehensively measure progress in addressing the phenomenon -- combines information on its impacts, the context in which it happens and governments' efforts to resolve it. Together, these indicators give a value that helps to identify severe cases and gauge progress." Follow link for text, explainer video and interactive companion website.

Big (Crisis) data for predictive models 2021: A literature review and outline of opportunities for UNHCR (UNHCR, Dec. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

Emerging Lessons from World Bank Group Social Protection Investments in Refugee-Hosting Areas (UNHCR, Aug. 2021; posted Dec. 2021) [text]

Global Migration Indicators 2021 (IOM, Nov. 2021) [text]

IDMC Workplan 2022-2024 (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, Dec. 2021) [text]

Joint Evaluation of the Protection of the Rights of Refugees During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Briefing Paper (COVID-19 Global Evaluation Coalition, Dec. 2021) [text]

- Note: "This paper provides only a short, high-level summary of the emerging themes from the data collection period (August-October 2021)." The full report will be made available at a later date. For more information about this endeavor, see the companion web page and related blog post (with links).

Parallel Paths? Factors Preventing an Adequate Response to Internal Displacement Where Armed Conflict, Generalised Violence and Natural Disasters Converge, RID Working Paper, no. 8 (Researching Internal Displacement, Dec. 2021) [text]

- See also Spanish version.

A People’s Vaccine for Refugees: Ensuring access to COVID-19 vaccines for refugees and other displaced people (Oxfam et al., Dec. 2021) [text via RI]

Refugee and migrant health: Global Competency Standards for health workers (WHO, Dec. 2021) [access via ReliefWeb]

- Follow link for standards and two supporting documents: a knowledge guide and a curriculum guide.

Refugee-led innovations during COVID-19: Best practices from 2020 NGO innovation award (UNHCR, Sept. 2021) [text]

- See also related information on the Refugee-led Innovation Fund.

The Torture Roads: The Cycle of Abuse against People on the Move in Africa (World Organisation Against Torture, Dec. 2021) [access]

- Follow link for report in English and French.

What Works for IDPS? Mapping Good Practices on Internal Displacement Management in Europe and Central Asia Region, RID Working Paper, no. 3 (Researching Internal Displacement, Nov. 2021) [text]

Your Rights in Research: An Information Sheet for People Taking Part in Forced Migration Research (Centre for Refugee Studies et al., posted Dec. 2021) [access]

- Note: This information sheet is available in 20 different languages.

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: General - Pt. 1 (18 Dec. 2021)