UN Statistical Commission endorses EGRISS’ new Terms of Reference

At its 57th session, the Commission appproved the workplan for a fourth mandate and recognised the Group’s achievements and reiterated that the IRRS, IRIS, and IROSS are valuable tools to support the production of better harmonised statistics

Transforming statistics on refugees, IDPs and statelessness

In collaboration with Statistics Norway, EGRISS held a side event at the 57th United Nations Statistical Commission to reflect on a ten yeras of work, celebrate achievements, and set the agenda for what comes next

2025 GAIN Survey results are here

Despite a challenging year, implementation of the International Recommendations on refugee, IDP, statelessness statistics held strong.

Global Refugee Forum Progress Review

At the midpoint between the 2023 and 2027 Global Refugee Forums, the Progress Review affirmed that including refugees, IDPs, and stateless populations in national statistics is fundamental to achieving the Global Compact on Refugees objectives and building sustainable, inclusive solutions.

Implementation examples

 

Since the endorsement of the International Recommendations on Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Statistics (IRRS and IRIS), the EGRISS Secretariat has been monitoring their implementation at national, regional, and global levels. In 2023, since the International Recommendations on Statelessness Statistics (IROSS) were endorsed, the monitoring system was expanded to include statelessness statistics. Over 335 examples of planned, ongoing or completed initiatives have been identified so far. 

implementation

examples of concrete implementation

UN Statistical Commission

The Expert Group on Refugee, IDP
and Statelessness Statistics (EGRISS)

 

The United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC) established the Expert Group on Refugee, IDP and Statelessness Statistics (EGRISS) at its 47th session in 2016, with the initial mandate to develop International Recommendations on Refugee Statistics (IRRS). EGRISS’ mandate was later extended to develop the International Recommendations on Internally Displaced Persons Statistic (IRIS) and a Compilers’ Manual. During its third mandate International Recommendations on Statelessness Statistics (IROSS) were also developed. Currently, EGRISS is on its fourth mandate, focusing on the implementation of three sets of recommendations at national, regional and international levels. EGRISS is a multi-stakeholder group comprised by members from 62 national authorities and 40 regional and international organisations. 

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