The essential link between IDP Data and Laws

The essential link between IDP Data and Laws and Policies on internal displacement: learning from existing and new practices Georgian experience January, 2020

Legal framework v Law on IDPs (database) v IDP Strategies and Action Plans (updating information in IDP database) v Law on personal data protection

Main datasets of IDP database v Addresses, age, gender, family composition, housing, social assistance, education… v Income and border crossing v No information on ethnicity, language…

Main data sources v Data obtained from IDP during registration process v Data obtained from other Ministries /Agencies (comparing databases) v Surveys (results not integrated in the IDP database)

Importance of database v Evidence based planning and decision making process v Properly addressing IDP needs v Optimal allocation of IDP resources v Distribution of information

Challenges v Some data is incomplete and not systematically updated v Difficulty to add new datasets v Many separate registries/lists of ad hock assistance programs v Difficulty to link IDP database to the databases of other line ministries and agencies

Recommendations Legal: v Effective legal mechanism on updating data (especially in the case of protracted displacement) v Provisions on sharing data among different agencies and organizations v Balance between sharing and protection Technical: v Building a databased on easily manageable software v Database with multi-level access v Making back-ups Other: v Some surveys are still needed (intentions survey) v Trained staff with analytical abilities

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