Rethinking solutions to internal displacement requires a set of indicators and methodology to measure States’ commitments and intermediary efforts to provide insights into the structural changes needed to reach desired sustainable solutions for IDPs. Building upon existing frameworks including the International Recommendations on IDP Statistics (IRIS), this paper developed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Joint Internal Displacement Profiling Service (JIPS) presents a proposed analytical approach and sets of indicators and methodological considerations to comprehensively measure progress towards solutions to internal displacement.
This encompasses humanitarian and development approaches, as well as essential peacebuilding considerations and governance elements. Such work supports governments and practitioners in gaining a comprehensive understanding of what solutions to internal displacement entail at all levels, highlighting the many areas and avenues for action. The paper is based on an in-depth desk review and a series of workshops and consultations involving over 200 individuals from over 70 organisations concerned with internal displacement at the global level and through a series of workshops in Colombia, Iraq, and Somalia.
