Sustainable Development Goals

EGRISS has contributed to the identification of 12 priority SDG indicators that should be disaggregated by forced displacement status.

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Why It Matters

Disaggregation by displacement status provide a more accurate understanding of the living conditions of such populations.

12 Priority Indicators

Structured across three policy areas, they define the minimum data countries should produce on refugees, IDPs, and statelessness.

Consultative Process

The indicators were identified through a structured work among IAEG-SDGs and EGRISS members, drawing on the IRRS and IRIS.

At the heart of the 2030 Agenda is the commitment to leave no one behind. Keeping that promise requires data, yet for years, forcibly displaced and stateless populations have been overlooked by general aggregate figures. That is why, through its participation in the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on the Sustainable Development Goals Indicator Framework (IAEG-SDGs), EGRISS members identified and advocated for a list of 12 priority SDG indicators that should be prioritised for disaggregation by forced displacement status.

These indicators were identified in 2018, through a structured consultative process and drawing on the content of the International Recommendations on Refugee Statistics (IRRS) and IDP Statistics (IRIS). The proposal was submitted through the IAEG-SDGs in 2019 as part of its workstream on Data Disaggregation and welcomed by the UN Statistical Commission (Decision 50/101). The working group mapped out existing Dimensions and Categories for data disaggregation of global SDG indicators and identified a list of Policy Priority Inputs to inform future disaggregation plans.

In 2021, the group developed a Compilation of Tools and Resources for Data Disaggregation that also included contributions from EGRISS. Building on all of this, EGRISS published a dedicated Methodological Paper providing indicator-by-indicator guidance for national statistical offices.

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12 priority SDG indicators for forced displacement

Organised by policy area — click any goal to see the specific indicators.

I — Basic needs

II — Livelihoods

III — Civil & legal rights

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Policy area I — Basic needs and living conditions

Zero hunger

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

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2.2.1Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 years of age

Good health and well-being

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

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3.1.2Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel

Clean water and sanitation

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

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6.1.1Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services

Sustainable cities and communities

Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable

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11.1.1Proportion of urban population living in slums, informal settlements or inadequate housing

Policy area II — Livelihoods and economic self-reliance

No poverty

End poverty in all its forms everywhere

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1.2.1Proportion of population living below the national poverty line, by sex and age

Quality education

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning for all

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4.1.1Proportion of children and young people achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics, by sex

Affordable and clean energy

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

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7.1.1Proportion of population with access to electricity

Decent work and economic growth

Promote sustained, inclusive economic growth, full employment and decent work for all

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8.3.1Proportion of informal employment in total employment, by sex

8.5.2Unemployment rate, by sex, age, and persons with disabilities

Policy area III — Civil, political and legal rights

No poverty

End poverty in all its forms everywhere

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1.4.2Proportion of total adult population with secure tenure rights to land, with legally recognized documentation, by sex and type of tenure