Recommendations at a Glance

Learn more about the IRSS, IRIS, and IROSS with the new EGRISS publications, which provides an overview of the International Recommendations and their key elements and underscores their significance and utilization in practice.

Workshop on International Migration and Temporary Mobility Statistics

EGRISS joined this event organised by the United Nations Expert Group on Migration Statistics to discuss the importance of aligning the production of international migration statistics with the International Recommendations on Refugee, Internally Displaced Persons, and Statelessness Statistics.

Register for the new self-paced course on IRRS, IRIS, and IROSS

Deepen your knowledge on concepts, legal frameworks, and methodologies to effectively gather, analyse, and share essential data and indicators with our 6-module course “The International Recommendations on Refugee, IDP and Statelessness Statistics”.

EGRISS 2023 Annual Report

The new EGRISS Annual Report, “A trilogy of statistical recommendations: towards better visibility of forcibly displaced and stateless persons halfway to 2030” is out! Check our main achievements and work between January and December 2023.

IRRS and IRIS translations

The International Recommendations on Refugee Statistics and on Internally Displaced Persons Statistics are now available in Arabic, French, Spanish, and Russian. This broader accessibility allows more countries and organisations to improve their data collection efforts.

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 were endorsed, EGRISS’ monitoring system was expanded to include statelessness statistics. Over 145 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 nternational Recommendations on Internally Displaced Persons Statistic (IRIS) and a Compilers’ Manual. Currently, EGRISS is on its third mandate, focusing on the implementation of both sets of recommendations at national, regional and international levels as well as the development of the International Recommendations on Statelessness Statistics (IROSS), successfully endorsed at the 54th session of the UNSC, in 2023. EGRISS is a multi-stakeholder group comprised by members from 60 national authorities and 37 regional and international organisations.

Calendar

⬤  Trainings/Workshops
  Events
⬤  Institutional

Current Month

October

mon14oct(oct 14)10:00 amfri18(oct 18)6:00 pm75th plenary session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme

mon21oct(oct 21)10:30 amwed23(oct 23)5:30 pm15th Meeting of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators

fri25oct3:00 pmfri4:00 pmEGRISS Technical Subgroup 1 - Europe Task Team Meeting

November

tue12nov(nov 12)10:00 amfri15(nov 15)4:30 pmUnited Nations World Data Forum (UNWDF) 2024

thu14nov4:15 amthu5:15 amFostering inclusive statistics on migration, displacement, and statelessness: drawing lessons from national and regional experiencesEGRISS side-event at the United Nations World Data Forum (UNWDF)

tue26novAll Daythu28EGRISS-UNESCWA: Regional Workshop on the IRRS, IRSS, and IROS

December

mon02dec3:00 pmmon5:00 pmInformal quarterly briefing on the Global Compact on Refugees