Profiling the displacement situation in Kosovo

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Profiling the displacement situation in Kosovo

Durable Solutions Task Force Pristina, Kosovo, 3rd July 2013Natalia Baal (baal@unhcr.org) and Ivan Cardona (cardona@unhcr.org)

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• What is JIPS?

• What is the profiling process?

• Key next steps for profiling in Kosovo

• Discussion and questions

Session Overview

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• Technical & coordination support for profiling

processes upon request from Governments,

UN, NGOs.

• Interagency service: DRC, NRC, IDMC, IOM,

UNHCR, OCHA, UNFPA and Special Rapporteur

for the Human Rights of IDPs

• Human Rights Council Resolution

What is JIPS?

www.jips.org

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• Core data: population estimates disaggregated by sex, age,

location and diversity

• Collaborative exercise to reach consensus

• Context specific approach

• Process (not only results)

• Purpose of targeted response and durable solutions

What is profiling?

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ADVOCACY & LOBBYING

NEED FOR PROFILING?

PROCESS MANAGEMENT

METHODOLOGY

QUESTIONNAIRES & ANALYSIS PLANS

DATA COLLECTION & FIELD ORGANIZATION

DATA PROCESSING & REPORTING

Why?Who?What?When?How?

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Coordination Platform• Why is this important?– To achieve the desired consensus and provide

guidance/oversight to the process

• What should it do?– Define objectives, agree on methodology, secure

resources, oversee implementation, use results

• Who should take part?– Authorities (central and local), humanitarian and

development actors (national and international), technical partners, implementing partners, representatives of displaced communities

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Secondary Data Review:

Source 1: Kosovo census?

Source 2: MCR/ MOCR?

Source 3: UNHCR?

Source 4: SCR Trustees?

Source 5: DRC profiling

Source 6: ………….?

• Clarify objectives/need

• Identify information gaps

• Inform methodology

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1) To provide a COMPREHENSIVE PICTURE of internal displacement

2) To provide DISAGGREGATED POPULATION ESTIMATES

3) To PRIORITIZE and strengthen coordination of ASSISTANCE

4) To identify vulnerabilities and intentions for sustainable solutions

5) To inform PROGRAMMING, ADVOCACY and FUNDRAISING

6) To inform MCR’s DURABLE SOLUTIONS STRATEGY

7) To LINK HUMANITARIAN and DEVELOPMENT analysis and activities

Potential profiling objectives?

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• Target groups

• Geographical coverage

• Thematic coverage

• Data collection methods/sources

• IASC Durable Solutions framework for IDPs

• Training and capacity building

Methodology elements?

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• Establish coordination platform (including all relevant partners w/ clear ToR)

• Conduct comprehensive secondary data review

• Define objectives and advocacy messages

• Develop concept note

• Secure funds/in-kind resources

• Secure human resources (profiling coordinator)

• Secure technical support (request to JIPS if needed)

• Develop methodology

• ….Implementation and use of results!

Next Steps:

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