AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Türkiye - Livelihoods Programme Monitoring Beneficiary Survey, 2023

The UNHCR Livelihoods Monitoring Framework takes a program-based approach to monitoring, with the aim of tracking both outputs and the impact of UNHCR dollars spent on programming (either via partners or through direct implementation).

The process for developing the indicators began in 2015 with a review of existing tools and approaches. Consultations were held with governments, the private sector, field-based staff and civil society partners to devise a set of common, standardized measures rooted in global good practices.

More info is available on the official website: https://lis.unhcr.org
        

Tags: agriculture-livestock, livelihoods, operational capacity, survey
Organization: UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Mozambique - Livelihoods Programme Monitoring Beneficiary Survey, 2023

The UNHCR Livelihoods Monitoring Framework takes a program-based approach to monitoring, with the aim of tracking both outputs and the impact of UNHCR dollars spent on programming (either via partners or through direct implementation).

The process for developing the indicators began in 2015 with a review of existing tools and approaches. Consultations were held with governments, the private sector, field-based staff and civil society partners to devise a set of common, standardized measures rooted in global good practices.

More info is available on the official website: https://lis.unhcr.org
        

Tags: agriculture-livestock, livelihoods, operational capacity, survey
Organization: UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Sudan - Livelihoods Programme Monitoring Beneficiary Survey, 2023

The UNHCR Livelihoods Monitoring Framework takes a program-based approach to monitoring, with the aim of tracking both outputs and the impact of UNHCR dollars spent on programming (either via partners or through direct implementation).

The process for developing the indicators began in 2015 with a review of existing tools and approaches. Consultations were held with governments, the private sector, field-based staff and civil society partners to devise a set of common, standardized measures rooted in global good practices.

More info is available on the official website: https://lis.unhcr.org
        

Tags: agriculture-livestock, livelihoods, operational capacity, survey
Organization: UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Kenya - Livelihoods Programme Monitoring Beneficiary Survey, 2023

The UNHCR Livelihoods Monitoring Framework takes a program-based approach to monitoring, with the aim of tracking both outputs and the impact of UNHCR dollars spent on programming (either via partners or through direct implementation).

The process for developing the indicators began in 2015 with a review of existing tools and approaches. Consultations were held with governments, the private sector, field-based staff and civil society partners to devise a set of common, standardized measures rooted in global good practices.

More info is available on the official website: https://lis.unhcr.org
        

Tags: agriculture-livestock, livelihoods, operational capacity, survey
Organization: UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Nepal - Cash Based Intervention-Post Distribution Monitoring - 2025

The Cash-Based Intervention – Post Distribution Monitoring (CBI-PDM) survey was conducted in Nepal in 2025 to assess the experiences, outcomes, and satisfaction levels of forcibly displaced and stateless persons who received cash assistance from UNHCR. The survey aims to strengthen accountability to affected populations and improve the quality, relevance, and effectiveness of UNHCR’s cash programming. Data were collected from both urban refugees residing in Kathmandu as well as Bhutanese refugees living in Morang and Jhapa districts. Respondents provided feedback on the adequacy, timeliness, accessibility, and use of cash assistance, as well as perceived impacts on household well-being, access to services, and protection-related concerns.

Tags: cash voucher assistance-cva, education, gender-based violence-gbv, health, protection
Organization: UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Tajikistan - Cash Based Intervention-Post Distribution Monitoring - 2023

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, and related services. UNHCR increasingly uses cash based interventions (CBIs) as a preferred modality for delivering assistance, offering greater dignity and choice to forcibly displaced persons 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.

Tags: cash voucher assistance-cva, education, health, needs assessment, protection, survey
Organization: UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Niger - Results Monitoring Survey (RMS) - 2025

The Results Monitoring Survey (RMS) is a key UNHCR tool used to gather information on persons of concern who have received direct or indirect assistance. This household-level survey aims to assess the impact and outcomes of UNHCR interventions across various areas affecting the targeted populations, including education, health, livelihoods, protection, shelter, water, and sanitation. In Niger in 2025, the RMS covered 2,240 households (refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced persons, and host communities) across six regions. It is part of a series of RMS surveys conducted in multiple countries to enable UNHCR to evaluate and adjust its assistance programs. The survey reveals uneven progress in achieving the goals of the 2023–2025 multi-year strategy. Positive outcomes include universal access to legal identity and a 92% rate of access to health services. However, several critical challenges remain: birth registration is still inadequate (59–70%), access to sanitation is alarmingly low (less than 4% have access to safe toilets), school enrollment remains limited (65–73% in primary education, 6–9% in secondary), and financial inclusion is very low (only 16% own a bank account). Protection against gender-based violence (GBV) also requires greater attention, with only 65% of respondents aware of available GBV services. The data collected enables UNHCR to identify necessary adjustments to improve the lives of affected populations. Priority actions include strengthening civil registration systems, urgently improving WASH and housing infrastructure, expanding access to education and social protection, and promoting financial inclusion. This data will help adapt intervention strategies and inform the next planning cycle, ensuring a more effective response to the needs of vulnerable populations in line with national and international commitments.

Tags: cash voucher assistance-cva, education, food security, gender-based violence-gbv, health, livelihoods, mental health, protection
Organization: UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Lebanon - Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon, 2025

After more than ten years into the Syria conflict, Lebanon has found itself at the forefront of one of the worst humanitarian crises. The economic downturn, steep inflation, and other challenges have pushed vulnerable communities in Lebanon - including Syrian refugees - to the brink, with thousands of families sinking further into poverty.
The 2025 Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon (VASyR) was the thirteenth annual survey assessing the situation of Syrian refugees in Lebanon to identify changes and trends in their vulnerabilities. Considering the prolonged socioeconomic crisis in Lebanon, it was crucial to provide needs-based estimates on Syrian refugees in the country.
At the time of the survey, the Syrian refugee population in Lebanon was one of the largest concentrations of refugees per capita in the world.

Tags: cash voucher assistance-cva, education, food security, health, livelihoods, needs assessment, nutrition, protection, survey, water sanitation and hygiene-wash
Organization: UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Rwanda - Results Monitoring Survey, 2025

The UNHCR Results Monitoring Surveys (RMS) is a household-level survey on 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 Survey took place in Rwanda in March 2025.

Tags: cash voucher assistance-cva, education, food security, health, livelihoods, needs assessment, nutrition, protection, survey, water sanitation and hygiene-wash
Organization: UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Sudan - Multi Sectoral Needs Assessment - 2025

The Multi-Sector Needs Assessment (MSNA) was conducted between July and September 2025 to identify the priority needs of refugees and asylum-seekers in Sudan and to inform planning for the 2026 Country Refugee Response Plan (CRP).

UNHCR implemented the assessment across 12 states, covering more than 3,000 households and approximately 14,000 individuals. The findings contribute to both the Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP) and the Country Refugee Response Plan, supporting a more targeted, coordinated, and evidence-based humanitarian response.


Tags: cash voucher assistance-cva, education, food security, health, livelihoods, needs assessment, nutrition, protection, survey, water sanitation and hygiene-wash
Organization: UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Afghanistan - Post-Return Monitoring Survey - 2025

The Post-Return Monitoring (PRM) Survey Round 3 was conducted by UNHCR in 2025 to assess the well-being, protection situation, and reintegration experiences of Afghan refugee returnees from Pakistan and Iran. The survey targeted returnee households who received UNHCR assistance upon return.
The PRM Round 3 collected data across key thematic areas including protection, basic needs and services, shelter, livelihoods and income generation, food security, health, mental health, education, WASH, and connectivity. The survey was designed to generate nationally representative insights.
Findings from the survey contribute to UNHCR protection monitoring, program planning, and evidence-based advocacy. The data supports analysis of reintegration trends, identification of priority needs and risks, and the development of interventions aimed at promoting sustainable reintegration and longer-term solutions for returnees in Afghanistan.

Tags: cash voucher assistance-cva, education, food security, health, livelihoods, needs assessment, nutrition, protection, returnees, survey, water sanitation and hygiene-wash
Organization: UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Jordan - Vulnerability Assessment Framework Population Survey for Refugees, 2026

This Vulnerability Assessment Framework (VAF) represents the seventh round of the VAF population study in Jordan, serving as a standardized, multi-sectoral tool for assessing the socioeconomic vulnerability of refugee households. Developed under the coordination of the Inter-Sector Working Group (ISWG) in collaboration with sector leads, the VAF integrates harmonized indicators across sectors to support evidence-based programming, targeting, and policy development.

This round employed a nationally representative random sample of refugee households residing in both host communities and camps across all governorates. Data collection was conducted through face-to-face household interviews between July and October 2025, alongside the introduction of a randomly selected adult module to capture a more-accurate individual-level outcomes and perceptions.

The dataset captures key dimensions of refugee protection and socio-economic status, including economic wellbeing, food security, shelter conditions, access to basic services, health, education, and protection, and is designed to reduce duplication of assessments while ensuring comparability over time.

Tags: education, food security, health, livelihoods, needs assessment, nutrition, protection, water sanitation and hygiene-wash
Organization: UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Afghanistan - Household Multi-Sectoral Need Assessment - 2025 H2

The Household Multi Sectoral Needs Assessment was carried out by UNHCR Afghanistan during the second half of 2025 across all 34 provinces. The survey aimed to identify households in need of cash assistance and to capture the evolving needs of diverse population groups, including host communities, refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, and asylum seekers.
The assessment covered multiple sectors, including basic needs, protection, shelter, WASH, education, legal assistance, and community services. The findings provide evidence to inform UNHCR’s operational response, particularly in addressing urgent vulnerabilities and supporting decisions related to cash based interventions, voluntary repatriation, sustainable reintegration, and local integration.

Tags: cash voucher assistance-cva, education, food security, health, livelihoods, needs assessment, nutrition, protection, survey, water sanitation and hygiene-wash
Organization: UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Burkina Faso - Project 21 - Socioeconomic and Protection Survey of Internally Displaced Persons and Host Communities - 2024

The 2024 Socioeconomic and Protection Survey of Internally Displaced Persons and Host Communities in Burkina Faso provides one of the first large-scale quantitative assessments of living conditions, vulnerabilities, and protection dynamics among displaced populations and host households. Conducted by the National Institute of Statistics and Demography (INSD) in partnership with UNHCR, the study covers six regions affected by forced displacement and is based on a probabilistic sample of over 2,000 households.
The findings highlight a severe and multidimensional crisis affecting internally displaced persons (IDPs), particularly in terms of poverty and food security, reflecting limited access to resources, livelihoods, and social services.
By combining socioeconomic and protection information, this dataset provides a comprehensive evidence base to better understand the intersection between poverty, displacement, and protection risks. The dataset serves as a critical tool for strengthening data-driven humanitarian and development responses, improving the targeting of assistance, and informing policies aimed at resilience-building and durable solutions.

Tags: cash voucher assistance-cva, education, food security, health, livelihoods, needs assessment, nutrition, protection, survey, water sanitation and hygiene-wash
Organization: UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Cameroon - Socio-Economic Profiling Survey - 2025

This dataset originates from a socio-economic profiling survey conducted in the West Region, Cameroon, focusing on internally displaced persons (IDPs) and host communities. It captures key dimensions such as demographics, living conditions, security, employment and livelihoods, housing, documentation, family reunification, social cohesion, civic participation, access to justice, and future intentions of IDPs.

Tags: cash voucher assistance-cva, education, food security, health, livelihoods, needs assessment, nutrition, protection, survey, water sanitation and hygiene-wash
Organization: UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Yemen - HungerMap data

HungerMapLIVE is the World Food Programme (WFP)’s global hunger monitoring system. It combines key metrics from various data sources – such as food security information, weather, population size, conflict, hazards, nutrition information and macro-economic data – to help assess, monitor and predict the magnitude and severity of hunger in near real-time. The resulting analysis is displayed on an interactive map that helps WFP staff, key decision makers and the broader humanitarian community to make more informed and timely decisions relating to food security.  
  
The platform covers 94 countries, including countries where WFP has operations as well as most lower and lower-middle income countries (as classified by the World Bank).  


Tags: food security, indicators
Organization: WFP - World Food Programme
Nigeria - HungerMap data

HungerMapLIVE is the World Food Programme (WFP)’s global hunger monitoring system. It combines key metrics from various data sources – such as food security information, weather, population size, conflict, hazards, nutrition information and macro-economic data – to help assess, monitor and predict the magnitude and severity of hunger in near real-time. The resulting analysis is displayed on an interactive map that helps WFP staff, key decision makers and the broader humanitarian community to make more informed and timely decisions relating to food security.  
  
The platform covers 94 countries, including countries where WFP has operations as well as most lower and lower-middle income countries (as classified by the World Bank).  


Tags: food security, indicators
Organization: WFP - World Food Programme
Haiti - HungerMap data

HungerMapLIVE is the World Food Programme (WFP)’s global hunger monitoring system. It combines key metrics from various data sources – such as food security information, weather, population size, conflict, hazards, nutrition information and macro-economic data – to help assess, monitor and predict the magnitude and severity of hunger in near real-time. The resulting analysis is displayed on an interactive map that helps WFP staff, key decision makers and the broader humanitarian community to make more informed and timely decisions relating to food security.  
  
The platform covers 94 countries, including countries where WFP has operations as well as most lower and lower-middle income countries (as classified by the World Bank).  


Tags: food security, indicators
Organization: WFP - World Food Programme
Cameroon - HungerMap data

HungerMapLIVE is the World Food Programme (WFP)’s global hunger monitoring system. It combines key metrics from various data sources – such as food security information, weather, population size, conflict, hazards, nutrition information and macro-economic data – to help assess, monitor and predict the magnitude and severity of hunger in near real-time. The resulting analysis is displayed on an interactive map that helps WFP staff, key decision makers and the broader humanitarian community to make more informed and timely decisions relating to food security.  
  
The platform covers 94 countries, including countries where WFP has operations as well as most lower and lower-middle income countries (as classified by the World Bank).  


Tags: food security, indicators
Organization: WFP - World Food Programme
Anomaly Hotspots of Agricultural Production

[ASAP](https://agricultural-production-hotspots.ec.europa.eu/index.php) is an online decision support system for early warning about hotspots of agricultural production anomaly (crop and rangeland), developed by the JRC for food security crises prevention and response planning.   
  
 The monthly hotspots data set is available below, but you can explore the hotspots on the [ASAP Warning Explorer](https://agricultural-production-hotspots.ec.europa.eu/wexplorer/) and access more contextual data on the [downloads page](https://agricultural-production-hotspots.ec.europa.eu/download.php). To learn more about the hotspots, refer to the [warning classification methodology document](https://agricultural-production-hotspots.ec.europa.eu/files/asap_warning_classification_v_4_0.pdf).

Tags: climate hazards, drought, food security
Organization: Joint Research Centre of the European Commission
Africa - Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fAPAR) Absolute Values

This dataset contains the absolute values of the Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically
Active Radiation (fAPAR). While anomalies show deviations from the norm, these absolute
values provide a direct measure of the current state of vegetation density and health.
It represents the fraction of incoming solar radiation in the photosynthetically active
spectrum that is absorbed by the canopy, ranging theoretically from 0 (bare soil) to
1 (dense, healthy vegetation).


Absolute fAPAR is crucial for initializing crop growth models, estimating net primary
productivity (NPP), and monitoring the phenological development of crops and natural
vegetation throughout the growing season.

Tags: climate hazards, climate-weather, drought, hazards and risk
Organization: African Center of Meteorological Applications for Development
Africa - Monthly and dekadal combined drought indicator (CDI)

The Combined Drought Indicator (CDI) dataset developed at ACMAD is designed as an
operational drought-monitoring product that synthesizes multiple biophysical signals
into a single, coherent assessment of drought conditions across Africa. Rather than
relying on a single indicator, the ACMAD CDI combines information from rainfall-based
drought indices and satellite-derived vegetation condition metrics, applying
rule-based logic to identify areas where these independent indicators consistently
point to drought stress. This convergence approach reduces the risk of false alarms
that can arise from short-term rainfall variability or vegetation anomalies unrelated
to drought. The data exist in two forms one based on GPCC while another based on Era5
precipitation.


The dataset is particularly useful in the African context, where ground observations
are sparse and climatic gradients are strong across regions. By using harmonized,
gridded datasets, the CDI provides a comparable drought signal across national
boundaries, supporting regional coordination and continental-scale analysis. Its
categorical outputs are intentionally simple and policy-ready, making them suitable
for drought bulletins, early-warning communications, and high-level decision support.


Importantly, the CDI is not intended to replace detailed drought diagnostics or impact
assessments. Instead, it serves as a convergence and confirmation tool that highlights
areas requiring closer analysis and expert interpretation. In this role, the CDI acts
as a bridge between complex climate data and practical drought-risk management,
enabling timely, consistent, and defensible drought monitoring at regional and
continental scales.

Tags: climate hazards, climate-weather, drought, hazards and risk
Organization: African Center of Meteorological Applications for Development
Africa - Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI)

The Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) is the globally recommended standard for
characterizing meteorological drought. It quantifies observed precipitation as a
standardized deviation from the long-term probability distribution function for
a specific location and time scale. This dataset typically includes multiple time-scales
(e.g., 1-month, 3-month, 6-month, 12-month) to capture different types of drought impacts,
from immediate soil moisture deficits to long-term hydrological stress.


Because SPI is normalized, it allows for safe comparisons between different climatic
zones—allowing a wet region and a dry region to be compared on the same scale of
drought severity.

Tags: climate hazards, climate-weather, drought, hazards and risk
Organization: African Center of Meteorological Applications for Development