ESCWA, the Arab Institute for Training and Research in Statistics, and the Expert Group on Refugee, IDP and Statelessness Statistics (EGRISS) are organizing a workshop, in cooperation with the International Organization for Migration, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the Joint Internal Displacement Profiling Service (JIPS), the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), and the United Nations Population Fund.
The workshop aims to introduce participants to the international recommendations on refugee, IDP and statelessness statistics, and enhance data collection capacities of member States according to the international statistical standards developed by the EGRISS.
The workshop is expected to accomplish the following:
- Improve participants’ understanding of concepts and methodologies in the production of statistics on refugees, IDPs, and stateless persons.
- Encourage the exchange of experiences between countries and other stakeholders related to the production of statistics on refugees, IDPs, and stateless persons in general, and more specifically in the implementation of the International Recommendations on Refugee Statistics (IRRS), the International Recommendations on Internally Displaced Persons Statistics (IRIS), and the International Recommendations on Statelessness Statistics (IROSS).
- Identify gaps and recurring challenges that need to be addressed, and facilitate discussions around solutions and innovative means to coordinate the production of data on refugees, IDPs, and stateless persons.
- Strengthen member States’ capacity to implement the recommendations as relevant in their respective contexts, and to identify possible areas of technical support opportunities and partnerships with international and regional stakeholders.
Doha Exhibition and Convention Center - Qatar
