The situation inside Afghanistan deteriorated in 2021 and had significant consequences for the most vulnerable among the population. Iran and Pakistan, which are neighbours of Afghanistan, also host some 8.2 million registered Afghan refugees and other Afghans with different statuses. The majority of registered refugees fled Afghanistan over the years, including from as early as 1979.
UNHCR has expanded its border monitoring in Afghanistan to include unofficial crossing points to understand flows and frequency on Afghans departing via these points, assess to territory and “the right to seek asylum” as well as the barriers which hinder the movement of people who may need international protection. Interviews at unofficial crossing points were held with key informants such as local residents in border areas, drivers, hotel and restaurant owners or border officials in over 50 locations, through Kunduz, Jalalabad, Herat, Gardez, Mazar and Kandahar field locations. Key informants gave estimates of weekly flows and their composition. This monitoring activity found that the majority of movements to Iran (84%) happen via unofficial border crossings, while less than 1% of movements to Pakistan happen via unofficial border crossings.
This dataset is the anonymized version of the original data.
UNHCR uses Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM) as a mechanism to collect refugees’ feedback on the quality, sufficiency, utilization and effectiveness of the assistance items they receive. The underlying principle of the process is accountability, as well as a commitment to improving the quality and relevance of support provided, and related services. UNHCR increasingly uses cash based interventions (CBIs) as a preferred modality for delivering assistance, offering greater dignity and choice to displaced people in line with UNHCR’s core protection mandate. In order to ensure that the cash assistance provided meets the intended objectives and that desired outcomes are achieved, UNHCR conducts regular post-distribution and outcome monitoring with a sample of refugee recipients residing across the country.
This PDM covered people who received CBI in Kazakhstan in early 2023. Feedback on the modality was collected from 19 households in September and October of 2023.
Around 30,000 refugees have been relocated by the Bangladesh government to Bhasan Char, and further plans exist to relocate about 100, 000 refugees.
To assess the conditions relocated refugees live under and that future relocations could be subject to, the Cox's Bazar Panel Survey was extended to cover Bhasan Char.
The panel survey was jointly led by Gender & Adolescence: Global Evidence programme from ODI, UK, the Poverty & Equity Global Practice of the World Bank, and the Yale Research Initiative on Innovation and Scale (Y-RISE) at Yale University. Some questions were rephrased or added to fit the island context and did not cover host communities as no Bangladeshi nationals other than support staff live on the island.
The survey was implemented in late-2022 and covered 962 households and 4,484 individuals.
The situation inside Afghanistan deteriorated in 2022 and had significant consequences for the most vulnerable among the population. 1.6 million new arrivals have been witnessed in neighboring countries. While 5.3 million refugees returned to Afghanistan in phases since 2002, this trend has been declining in recent times with just over 6,500 people choosing to return in 2022. Since August 2022, UNHCR has maintained a non-return advisory for Afghanistan (reaffirmed February 2023), calling for a halt on forced returns of Afghan nationals.
To assess people’s ability to access the right to return and map potential protection risks and human rights violations faced by people, over 55,000 interviews were conducted with people across six crossing points from Pakistan, Iran and Central Asia into Afghanistan. Interviews were conducted through out 2022. Interviewees were selected to gain an understanding of triggers, intentions and reasons for Afghan cross-border movements and assess access to territory.
This dataset is the anonymized version of the original data.
The situation inside Afghanistan deteriorated in 2021 and had significant consequences for the most vulnerable among the population. Iran and Pakistan, which are neighbours of Afghanistan, also host some 8.2 million registered Afghan refugees and other Afghans with different statuses. The majority of registered refugees fled Afghanistan over the years, including from as early as 1979.
UNHCR border monitoring seeks to understand the triggers, intentions and reasons for Afghan cross-border movements, assess access to territory and “the right to seek asylum” as well as the barriers which hinder the movement of people who may need international protection. In 2022, more than 78,000 interviews were conducted with people across six crossing points into Pakistan, Iran and Central Asia from Afghanistan.
This dataset is the anonymized version of the original data.
UNHCR MCO Thailand conducted the Post Distribution Monitoring of Cash Based Intervention to consider how cash support was received and spent, perceived risks and problems associated with multi-purpose cash assistance, and the accountability of the programme to urban refugees. The PDM was conducted four months after the Royal Thai Government (RTG) announced in August 2022 that COVID-19 would be downgraded from a 'dangerous communicable disease' to a 'communicable disease under surveillance' as part of the country's plan to enter a normal endemic period. The improvement in the COVID-19 situation is considered to have contributed to a gradual return of employment and resumption of support from sources other than CBI for urban refugees.
The 2023 Multi-Sector Needs Assessment in Latvia presents findings from an interagency assessment conducted from September to October 2023 with Ukrainian persons of concern in Latvia. The assessment aimed to understand the profiles and priority needs of households to inform future response plans. Using convenience sampling, the assessment surveyed 557 households representing 969 individuals. Data was collected through in-person mobile interviews by UNHCR, the Lithuanian Red Cross, GPB. Key topics included health, protection, education, livelihoods, and mental health. As a key source on urgent needs, the 2023 assessment provides insights into the experiences of Ukrainian persons of concern who have fled to Latvia.
A collaborative profiling exercise was conducted with the aim to provide a comprehensive analysis of the displacement situation in urban and peri-urban areas across 9 Governorates in South and Central Iraq. The study was a collaborative effort of a Technical Working Group consisting of staff from MoDM’s Department of Information and Research, UNHCR staff, and with the support of the Joint IDP Profiling Service (JIPS) and Statistics Norway. The methodology and tools were developed with the Steering Committee and the data was collected in 2016. 4094 households were included in the survey. The analysis of the data never resulted in a published report.
The UNHCR Results Monitoring Surveys (RMS) is a household-level survey on people with and for whom UNHCR works or who benefit from direct or indirect assistance provided by UNHCR, including refugees and asylum seekers, internally displaced persons, returnees, stateless and others of concern. The objective of the survey is to monitor impact and outcome level indicators on education, healthcare, livelihoods, protection concerns, shelter, and water and sanitation. The results contribute to an evidence base for reporting against UNHCR's multi-year strategies to key stakeholders. This RMS took place in Guatemala in July 2022 at national level.
The situation inside Afghanistan deteriorated in 2021 and had significant consequences for the most vulnerable among the population. 1.6 million new arrivals have been witnessed in neighboring countries. Iran and Pakistan, which are neighbours of Afghanistan, also host some 8.2 million registered Afghan refugees and other Afghans with different statuses. The majority of registered refugees fled Afghanistan over the years, including from as early as 1979.
UNHCR border monitoring seeks to understand the triggers, intentions and reasons for Afghan cross-border movements, assess access to territory and “the right to seek asylum” as well as the barriers which hinder the movement of people who may need international protection. In 2021, more than 34,000 interviews were conducted with people across six crossing points into Pakistan, Iran and Central Asia from Afghanistan.
This dataset is the anonymized version of the original data.
The UNHCR Results Monitoring Surveys (RMS) is a household-level survey on people with and for whom UNHCR works or who benefit from direct or indirect assistance provided by UNHCR, including refugees and asylum seekers, internally displaced persons, returnees, stateless and others of concern. The objective of the survey is to monitor impact and outcome level indicators on education, healthcare, livelihoods, protection concerns, shelter, and water and sanitation. The results contribute to an evidence base for reporting against UNHCR's multi-year strategies to key stakeholders. This RMS took place in Trinidad and Tobago from October 2022 to November 2022 at national level.
The Information Management Unit (IMU) of Assistance Coordination Unit (ACU) produced the Eighth Edition of the “Winter Needs in Northwest Syria Camps” report. It sheds light on the reality of displacement camps in Northwest Syria, the numbers of IDPs and their age groups, the nature of IDPs’ shelters, their most urgent needs for the coming winter, and the top priorities of the needs. The report also highlights shows the availability of civil defense centers at the camps. The report presents recommendations for humanitarian actors to respond to the most urgent and life-saving response to be provided based on the findings of the study.
UNHCR uses Post-Distribution Monitoring (PDM) as a mechanism to collect refugees' feedback on the quality, sufficiency, utilization and effectiveness of the assistance items they receive. The underlying principle behind the process is linked to accountability, as well as a commitment to improve the quality and relevance of support provided. UNHCR increasingly uses Cash-Based Interventions (CBIs) as a preferred modality for delivering assistance, offering greater dignity and choice to forcibly displaced and stateless persons in line with UNHCR's core protection mandate. In order to ensure that the cash assistance provided meets the intended programme objectives and that desired outcomes are achieved, UNHCR conducts regular post-distribution and outcome monitoring with a sample of refugee recipients.
UNHCR supported refugee households in 4 states/provinces in India with cash assistance in 2022. The CBI PDM was conducted in December 2022 to assess outcomes of the assistancecovering 2537 households. Data was collected via a self administered email survey. Almost half the households receiving cash assistance are individuals without family. UNHCR’s cash assistance is beneficial to its recipients as respondents point to improved living conditions (91%), relieved financial burdens (91%) and reduction in feeling of stress (91%). In terms of coping strategies, 56% of all beneficiaries had to take out a new loan over the last three months.
The situation inside Afghanistan deteriorated in 2021 and had significant consequences for the most vulnerable among the population. 1.6 million new arrivals have been witnessed in neighboring countries. While 5.3 million refugees returned to Afghanistan in phases since 2002, this trend has been declining in recent times with just over 6,500 people choosing to return in 2022. Since August 2021, UNHCR has maintained a non-return advisory for Afghanistan (reaffirmed February 2023), calling for a halt on forced returns of Afghan nationals.
To assess people’s ability to access the right to return and map potential protection risks and human rights violations faced by people, over 55,000 interviews were conducted with people across six crossing points from Pakistan, Iran and Central Asia into Afghanistan. Interviews were conducted through out 2021. Interviewees were selected to gain an understanding of triggers, intentions and reasons for Afghan cross-border movements and assess access to territory.
This dataset is the anonymized version of the original data.
Following the events of August 2017, the Rohingya community were affected by displaced. As of August 2021, 900,000 refugees were residing in 34 camps in Ukhiya and Teknaf. At the same time, the living conditions in the District of Cox's Bazar are below the national average. The area is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change as well as natural and human-induced hazards, which hinders significant development progress. The needs have been compounded by the refugee influx. The massive increase in households and associated stresses on available resources has led to tensions among the two population groups.
Against this background, a Joint Multi-Sector Needs Assessment (J-MSNA) was conducted to support detailed humanitarian planning, meeting the multi-sectoral needs of affected populations, and to enhance the ability of operational partners to meet the strategic aims of donors and coordinating bodies.
Building on past J-MSNAs and other assessments, the 2021 J-MSNA aimed to provide an accurate snapshot of the situation with the specific objectives of (1) providing a comprehensive evidence base of the diverse multi-sectoral needs among refugee populations and the host community to inform the 2022 Joint Response Plan; (2) providing an analysis of how refugee population and host community needs have changed in 2021; and (3) providing the basis for a joint multi-stakeholder analysis process.
A total of 1,118 households were surveyed across the 11 unions of Teknaf and Ukhiya. Households were sampled from the Office of the the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' (UNHCR) host community database as well as UNHCR, World Food Programme (WFP) and International Organization for Migration (IOM) beneficiary databases using a stratified random sampling approach, with unions as the strata. Household survey data collection took place between 12 July and 18 August 2021. Each interview was conducted with an adult household representative responding on behalf of the household and its members
Since the outset of the war in Ukraine on 24 February 2022, over 32,070 displaced Ukrainians arrived in Montenegro by April 2022. In response, the Government of Montenegro activated Temporary Protection status for Ukrainian refugees. From April to May 2022, UNHCR conducted an exercise of 445 interviews conducted with 1,138 household members randomly sampled Ukrainian households under Temporary Protection. The survey was administered through face-to-face interviews in multiple languages. The survey gathered information on refugees' socioeconomic profiles, intentions to stay in Montenegro or move onward to other countries, sectoral needs, and awareness of available services. The data will inform the provision of protection services and humanitarian assistance for Ukrainian refugees by the Government of Montenegro, UNHCR, and partners. The intention survey data provides insights into the displaced Ukrainian population in Montenegro and their immediate and longer-term prospects, enabling evidence-based planning of the refugee response.
UNHCR uses Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM) as a mechanism to collect refugees’ feedback on the quality, sufficiency, utilization and effectiveness of the assistance items they receive. The underlying principle of the process is accountability, as well as a commitment to improving the quality and relevance of support provided, and related services. UNHCR increasingly uses cash based interventions (CBIs) as a preferred modality for delivering assistance, offering greater dignity and choice to displaced people in line with UNHCR’s core protection mandate. In order to ensure that the cash assistance provided meets the intended objectives and that desired outcomes are achieved, UNHCR conducts regular post-distribution and outcome monitoring with a sample of refugee recipients residing across the country.
This PDM covered people who received CBI in Kazakhstan in early 2022. Feedback on the modality was collected from 22 households in September and October of 2022.
UNHCR uses Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM) as a mechanism to collect refugees’ feedback on the quality, sufficiency, utilization and effectiveness of the assistance items they receive. The underlying principle of the process is accountability, as well as a commitment to improving the quality and relevance of support provided, and related services. UNHCR increasingly uses cash based interventions (CBIs) as a preferred modality for delivering assistance, offering greater dignity and choice to displaced people in line with UNHCR’s core protection mandate. In order to ensure that the cash assistance provided meets the intended objectives and that desired outcomes are achieved, UNHCR conducts regular post-distribution and outcome monitoring with a sample of refugee recipients residing across the country.
This PDM covered people who received CBI in Kyrgyzstan in 2022. Feedback on the modality was collected from 14 households in February of 2023.
Following the events of August 2017, the Rohingya community were affected by displaced. As of August 2021, 900,000 refugees were residing in 34 camps in Ukhiya and Teknaf. With the crisis moving into its fifth year, prospects remain uncertain. Comprehensive information on the needs and vulnerabilities of affected host communities is needed in order to inform the design and implementation of effective inter-sectoral programming.
Against this background, a Joint Multi-Sector Needs Assessment (J-MSNA) was conducted to support detailed humanitarian planning, meeting the multi-sectoral needs of affected populations, and to enhance the ability of operational partners to meet the strategic aims of donors and coordinating bodies.
Building on past J-MSNAs and other assessments, the 2021 J-MSNA aimed to provide an accurate snapshot of the situation with the specific objectives of (1) providing a comprehensive evidence base of the diverse multi-sectoral needs among refugee populations and the host community to inform the 2022 Joint Response Plan; (2) providing an analysis of how refugee population and host community needs have changed in 2021; and (3) providing the basis for a joint multi-stakeholder analysis process.
A total of 3,683 households were surveyed across the 34 refugee camps in Ukhiya and Teknaf Upazilas. Households were sampled from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' (UNHCR) refugee registration database using a stratified random sampling approach, with camps as the strata. Household survey data collection took place between 12 July and 26 August 2021. Each interview was conducted with an adult household representative responding on behalf of the household and its members.
The UNHCR Results Monitoring Surveys (RMS) is a household-level survey on people with and for whom UNHCR works or who benefit from direct or indirect assistance provided by UNHCR, including refugees and asylum seekers, internally displaced persons, returnees, stateless and others of concern. The objective of the survey is to monitor impact and outcome level indicators on education, healthcare, livelihoods, protection concerns, shelter, and water and sanitation. The results contribute to an evidence base for reporting against UNHCR’s multi-year strategies to key stakeholders. This RMS took place in Brazil from September 2022 to November 2022 at national level.
The UNHCR Results Monitoring Survey (RMS) has the objective of monitoring the impact and outcome of UNHCR's assistance on education, healthcare, livelihoods, protection concerns, shelter, and water and sanitation. The results contribute to an evidence base for reporting against UNHCR’s multi-year strategies to key stakeholders.
UNHCR Iraq has authorized IMPACT to undertake a Results Monitoring Survey targeting IDP/returnee and refugee families, including beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries, throughout Iraq in 2022 to assist in internal monitoring of results and impact indicators. This survey will help UNHCR create and execute successful interventions for Iraqi IDP/returnee and refugee families by providing vital information on their well-being and living situations.
UNHCR uses Post-Distribution Monitoring (PDM) as a mechanism to collect refugees' feedback on the quality, sufficiency, utilization and effectiveness of the assistance items they receive. The underlying principle behind the process is linked to accountability, as well as a commitment to improve the quality and relevance of support provided. UNHCR increasingly uses Cash-Based Interventions (CBIs) as a preferred modality for delivering assistance, offering greater dignity and choice to forcibly displaced and stateless persons in line with UNHCR's core protection mandate. In order to ensure that the cash assistance provided meets the intended programme objectives and that desired outcomes are achieved, UNHCR conducts regular post-distribution and outcome monitoring with a sample of refugee recipients.
UNHCR supported 88 refugee households in 13 provinces in China with cash assistance in 2022. The CBI PDM was conducted in October and November 2022 to assess outcomes of the assistance.Data was collected via a self administered email survey. Almost half the households receiving cash assistance are individuals without family. UNHCR’s cash assistance is beneficial to its recipients as respondents point to improved living conditions (91%), relieved financial burdens (91%) and reduction in feeling of stress (91%). In terms of coping strategies, 56% of all beneficiaries had to take out a new loan over the last three months.
To ensure the centrality of IDP’ voices in discussions about their future, as well as to inform evidence-based inter-agency responses in support of the Government of Ukraine, UNHCR is leads the regular implementation of intentions surveys with IDPs and refugees from Ukraine, collecting primary data on their profiles, their current situation and intentions, and the factors influencing their decision-making.
The first round of intentions surveys among IDPs in Ukraine was completed and the report published in February 2023 (https://data.unhcr.org/en/documents/details/99164). This data was collected during the second round, conducted in May 2023, in parallel to the fourth round of the refugees' intentions surveys. A joint report was published in July 2023 (https://reporting.unhcr.org/ukraine-lives-hold-intentions-and-perspectives-refugees-and-idps).
This data is an anonymous version of the original data collected and used for the primary analysis.
In order to provide an overview of the humanitarian situation of refugees from Ukraine and host communities in the Slovak Republic, UNHCR in partnership with REACH Impact Initiatives conducted an area based assessment in the cities of Bratislava, Kosice, Nitra and Zilina in between October and December 2022. The objective of the assessment was to complement the multi-sector needs assessment conducted in August 2022 (https://microdata.unhcr.org/index.php/catalog/778) and to better inform an area-based response by the local authorities and humanitarian actors. The specific focus of the assessment was to identify priority needs of the refugee population in terms of access to basic services, social cohesion between refugees as well as host population, and local refugee response mechanisms.
The assessment used a mixed-methods approach, including data from secondary sources as well as primary qualitative and quantitative data. For the primary quantitative component, a set of structured household questionnaires were used: one for refugees and one for host households. The four geographic areas were decided as they were hosting the largest number of refugees at the time of the assessment. Temporary protection data was used to get an estimate of the refugees in the four cities assessed. Purposive sampling was used, therefor the results can only be considered as indicative and are not representative of the whole population of interest. See further details on the methodology in the report.
This data is an anonymous version of the original data collected and used for the primary analysis.
In 2022, Niger totalled more than 700.000 displaced population of which 250000 plus were refugees and asylum seekers. In the meantime, the country suffered an unprecedented food crisis. In these settings, the UNHCR and WFP carried-out between October 12 and November 4th, 2022, a joint assessment mission (JAM) to assess the situation and provide support to refugees, asylum seekers, internally Displaced (IDPs) and Host community members in the four regions of Diffa, Maradi, Tahoua, and Tillabéri in Niger. The data was collected from about 4600+ households with the specific objectives of assessing the basic needs, shelter, food security, nutrition, water and sanitation, education, protection, security, common services, and livelihoods of forcible displaced people to inform and improve humanitarian assistance.
