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JIPS Newsletter | July 2018
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JIPS - Joint IDP Profiling Service
Dear Colleague,

 As summer continues, our activities do not slow down. Only in the past few weeks, we were involved in discussions on IDP research, durable solutions and urban displacement, and also conducted several joint analysis workshops with field partners

We also focused on community engagement, making sure the opinions and perspectives of affected populations are adequately taken on board in the ongoing Thessaloniki urban profiling exercise


Meanwhile, we have been working hard to organize our next Profiling Coordination Training (PCT), a one-of-a-kind practical training guiding participants through the whole process of a profiling exercise. 

There's a lot going on, so make sure you don't miss anything! Also, if you haven't yet, remember to confirm your subscription to keep receiving our updates, in compliance with the new EU Data Protection Law.

On behalf of the JIPS team,
Corina & Linda
 

 
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Spotlight on... Revitalising IDP research
 
Refugee Law Initiative -conference on durable solutions - July 2018

This year's Refugee Law Initiative annual conference convened a Special Workshop on Internal Displacement, bringing together a variety of researchers and practitioners and covering a wide range of thematic topics. 

With a session on protracted displacement and durable solutions, we advanced proposals for research priorities that could help improve action on the ground. 


With speakers including Professor Walter Kalin and experts from UNHCR, DRC and JIPS, discussions built upon direct experience and identified priority issues such as the impact of internal displacement on host/displacement-affected communities, how to strengthen area-based approaches and the role/capacity of local government bodies within them, looking into the positive and negative impact of collective action to further explore the humanitarian-development nexus, pursuing local integration in challenging environments.

In line with our strategy, we also shared experiences of both the challenges and opportunities for data collection and analysis of displacement in urban contexts in a session alongside various academic researchers and practitioners from ICRC.

Advancing policy & practice

Building capacity for joint analysis
Establishing a common understanding of the displacement situation is a precondition for a coordinated and targeted response. This can be achieved through jointly working on data interpretation and analysisvalidation of findings and decision-making.

How much do you know about profiling? Check out our crash course and test your knowledge! If you'd like to learn more, why not apply to take part to our Profiling Coordination Training?

From 25 to 30 November, you can join this practical one-week workshop that gives participants a hands-on experience of a profiling exercise, boosting technical knowledge and enhancing confidence to carry out a real project in the field. 


Visit our website for more information and apply by 1st October
News from the field
AFGHANISTAN
How can you discuss durable solutions in a complex environment? Read about our scoping mission to support the Government, local authorities and humanitarian and development actors planning for a durable solutions profiling process in Afghanistan.
 
Community consultations Thessaloniki (July 2018)
GREECE
With data collection completed and analysis getting started, we worked with partners to conduct community consultations with refugees and asylum seekers in Thessaloniki to validate initial findings and share their recommendations with the profiling partners. 
 
From our partners

ACAPS - An overview of displacement in Afghanistan
ALNAP10 tips to make the most of
context tools
DRC - Access to resettlement and complementary pathways for S
yrian refugees
Global Shelter Cluster - Strategy 2018-2020
ICRC - Going local, going safely
IDMC - The ripple effect: economic impacts of internal displacement
NRC - Annual Report 2017
UNHCR - Global Appeal 2018-2019

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