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Bangladesh - Post-Distribution Monitoring of Shelter and Non-food items, 2023

More than 900,000 Rohingya refugees are living in extremely congested camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. 
  Since their arrival in Bangladesh, they have been dependent on humanitarian aid for their survival, including food, core-relief items, shelter and other basic services. 
  The NFI Core Relief Item kits were distributed between November 2022 and May 2023 to 76,586 households. The NFI kits included CRH(20 KG), Female Hygiene Kit, Tote Bag, Solar lamp, White Kit Bag (Sand Bags), Jerry Can, Blanket, Sleeping Mats, Buckets, Mosquito Net, Bath Soap (Toilet Soap) Laundry Soap, Plastic Sheet (Tarpaulin) and Kitchen sets . 
  UNHCR conducted Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM) to collect refugees’ feedback on the quality, sufficiency, utilization, and effectiveness of the assistance we provide, which helps improve and adapt the services as per the refugees’ needs. Shelter kits consisted of Tarpaulin, Trapaulin (Big), Borak (Untreated),  Borak (Treated), Muli 3mm Rope (kg), 6mm Rope (kg), GI Wire (kg), Cement (bags), RCC/ Metal footing Nut bolt (8inch), Nut bolt (6inch), TDK (Set), Padlock (Set), Polythene (Kg), Ribbon (Kg), Sand (cft), Jute Bage (pcs), Brick Brick Chips(CFT), Red Oxide (Gallon), MS Angle (KG), and Insuline Foam (SFT).
  For this PDM exercise, a mixed methodology incorporating both qualitative and quantitative methods was used. By qualitative method, FGD (Focus Group Discussion) disaggregated by gender and age were conducted with recipients of NFI and shelter material in 9 camps. 20 group discussions (9 male groups, 9 female groups and 2 GDP groups) took place in August 2023. Whereas by quantitative method, in-person survey with structured reviewed questionnaires for NFI and shelter recipients took place. A total of 1791 households were interviewed by trained independent enumerators from May 2023 in 17 refugee designated camp locations (16 camps in Cox’s Bazar and 1 Camp in Bhasan Char) where UNHCR and its partners distributed non-food items and shelter material.
  The PDM survey found that items distributed by UNHCR and partners, including NFI items, WASH Hygiene kits, Female Hygiene kits and LPG generally met the declared household needs and the minimum quality standards for NFIs as approved by the Bangladesh Shelter/NFI Sector in Cox's Bazar. For most items, more than 80% said the quantity was sufficient, with the exception of mats, blankets, mosquito nets and soap.

Tags: health, needs assessment, water sanitation and hygiene-wash
Organization: UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Pakistan - 2023 HBL Cash Distribution Monitoring Assessment - 2023

UNHCR carried out a one-time cash distribution to POR-card holders in partnership with Habib Bank Limited (HBL). The aim of this survey was to collect information on the experience of POR-card holders who have collected assistance or those who are yet to collect assistance in order to improve the cash distribution process.
2512 households were surveyed across 27 districts. Data collection took place in February and March of 2023.

Tags: disability, elderly, health, mental health, nutrition
Organization: UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
India - Post-Distribution Monitoring of Cash-Based Intervention - 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 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.

Tags: cash voucher assistance-cva, livelihoods, needs assessment, survey
Organization: UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Afghanistan - Border Monitoring, outflow - 2021

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.

Tags: education, facilities-infrastructure, livelihoods, needs assessment, protection, shelter
Organization: UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Afghanistan - Border Monitoring, inflow - 2021

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.

Tags: education, facilities-infrastructure, livelihoods, needs assessment, protection, shelter
Organization: UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Montenegro - Access to Fundamental Socio-Economic Rights for Ukrainian Temporary Protection holders, 2023

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.

Tags: education, facilities-infrastructure, health, livelihoods, protection, shelter
Organization: UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Kyrgyzstan - Post-Distribution Monitoring of Cash-Based Intervention 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.

Tags: cash voucher assistance-cva, livelihoods, needs assessment, survey
Organization: UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Chad - Food and Cash Assistance Post-Distribution Monitoring in Refugee Camps - Dec 2020

Chad hosts over 480,000 refugees from Sudan, Central African Republic and Nigeria. They live in camps and host communities in the east, south and west of the country. WFP, UNHCR and other partners have provided food and non-food assistance to meet their basic needs. The objective of this study was to evaluate the level of vulnerability and food security among the refugees supported by WFP and UNHCR in Chad. The study was jointly led by WFP and UNHCR in Chad.

Tags: agriculture-livestock, cash voucher assistance-cva, food security, health, livelihoods, needs assessment, nutrition, survey
Organization: UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Kazakhstan - Post-Distribution Monitoring of Cash-Based Intervention 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 Kazakhstan in early 2022. Feedback on the modality was collected from 22 households in September and October of 2022.

Tags: cash voucher assistance-cva, livelihoods, needs assessment, survey
Organization: UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Bangladesh - WASH Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices survey - 2021

UNHCR (Cox’s Bazar Field Office) conducted the third round of its WASH Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) survey from 12th October to 7th November 2021 in UNHCR’s area of operation in Kutupalong and Teknaf. Five WASH partners implemented the survey.
  The objectives of the study were:
  1.To monitor and evaluate impacts of UNHCR WASH interventions in camps;
  2.To identify and measure weaknesses and gaps in UNHCR WASH interventions in 2020;
  3.To provide guidance for UNHCR WASH future interventions and future sustainable WASH programming for Rohingya refugees;
  4.Be able to compare UNHCR Bangladesh WASH interventions to UNHCR Global KAP standards.

Tags: facilities-infrastructure, health, needs assessment, shelter, water sanitation and hygiene-wash
Organization: UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Bangladesh - Joint Multi Sector Needs Assessment: Cox’s Bazar, Rohingya Refugee Response – 2021, Host Community

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

Tags: education, food security, health, livelihoods, needs assessment, non-food items-nfi, nutrition, populated places-settlements, protection, water sanitation and hygiene-wash
Organization: UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Bangladesh - Joint Multi Sector Needs Assessment: Cox’s Bazar, Rohingya Refugee Response – 2021, Refugees

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.

Tags: education, food security, health, livelihoods, needs assessment, non-food items-nfi, nutrition, populated places-settlements, protection, water sanitation and hygiene-wash
Organization: UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Bangladesh - Joint Protection Monitoring - Q3 2022

Six agencies conducted protection monitoring to inform protection programming and advocacy through a common and standardized evidence-based information collection.
  
  In the third quarter of 2022, focus group discussions, home visits, direct observation and key informant interviews were conducted in 33 camps to record and verify incidents violations of refugees rights. The protection monitoring contributed to a joint analysis of risks, threats, vulnerabilities, and incidents, as well as patterns and trends.

Tags: gender-based violence-gbv, health, needs assessment, protection
Organization: UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Bangladesh - Joint Protection Monitoring - Q1 2022

Six agencies conducted protection monitoring to inform protection programming and advocacy through a common and standardized evidence-based information collection.
  
  In the first quarter of 2022, focus group discussions, home visits, direct observation and key informant interviews were conducted in 33 camps to record and verify incidents violations of refugees rights. The protection monitoring contributed to a joint analysis of risks, threats, vulnerabilities, and incidents, as well as patterns and trends.

Tags: gender-based violence-gbv, health, needs assessment, protection
Organization: UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Peru - Results Monitoring Survey, 2023 Q2

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 Peru from April 2023 to May 2023 at national level.

Tags: education, gender-based violence-gbv, health, livelihoods, needs assessment
Organization: UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Europe: Ukraine Situation Protection Profiling and Monitoring - Feb-Jun 2023

To strengthen and promote an evidence-based protection response, UNHCR and its partners implemented a protection profiling and monitoring exercise in Europe starting in May 2022 to regularly collect and analyze data about the profiles, protection risks, and needs of refugees from Ukraine and monitor changes over time. The exercise covered the following countries that received refugees from Ukraine: Belarus, Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Republic of Moldova, Poland, Romania and Slovakia.

The protection profiling and monitoring involved household-level interviews conducted at border crossing points, reception and transit centres, collective sites, and assistance points in major cities using a structured questionnaire. Trained enumerators from UNHCR and partners collected data digitally using the Kobo Toolbox. While respondents were randomly selected to reduce bias, the sample is considered a non-probability sample and results should be considered indicative, meaning they cannot be extrapolated to the population of refugees from Ukraine. The result reflects the refugees' situation at the time of data collection.

The first round of data collection took place between May and Nov 2022. The focus of the first round was general profiling of Ukraine refugees and their needs, as well as key issues during the intial phase of the crisis such as family separation, etc.

In October 2022, a new questionnaire was rolled out, shifting towards exploring longer-term issues in host countries such as access to health care, education, etc. The second round took place between Oct 2022 and 15 Feb 2023. overlapping slightly with the first round, however the datasets are not comparable due to the change in the questionnaire. The third round employed the same questionnaire as the second, and took place between 16 Feb and 30 Jun 2023.

This dataset is the anonymous version of the data that was collected during the third round. It includes 21,340 household interviews. Data from the following countries are new to this round: Czechia, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

The data from the first round is also available on the Microdata Library as a separate dataset for each country where the exercise took place.

Tags: needs assessment, protection, refugees
Organization: UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Brazil - Results Monitoring Survey, 2022

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.

Tags: education, gender-based violence-gbv, health, livelihoods, needs assessment
Organization: UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Peru - Border Protection Monitoring Tacna, 2023

UNHCR Peru undertakes flow monitoring surveys of refugees and migrants to analyze their movement dynamics at the borders and at transit locations, their protection needs and vulnerabilities. For the most part, families in transit are walking or asking for hitchhiking to cross the borders using irregular routes, which increases protection risks along the way. The data is collected with the purpose of designing responses to mitigate protection risks.
The information in this dataset was collected during the first half of 2023 at Tacna. The results are not statistically representative and should be considered as a general indicator of the trends.

Tags: health, logistics, needs assessment, protection, transportation
Organization: UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Peru - Flow Monitoring, H1 2023

UNHCR Peru undertakes flow monitoring surveys of refugees and migrants to analyze their movement dynamics at the borders and at transit locations, their protection needs and vulnerabilities. For the most part, families in transit are walking or asking for hitchhiking to cross the borders using irregular routes, which increases protection risks along the way. The data is collected with the purpose of designing responses to mitigate protection risks.
The information in this dataset was collected during the first half of 2023 at the following locations: Madre de Dios, Puno, Tacna, Tumbes, and Lima. The results are not statistically representative and should be considered as a general indicator of the trends.

Tags: health, logistics, needs assessment, protection, transportation
Organization: UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency