IDU: Internal Displacement Event Data for Belarus (180-Day Updates)

Daily updated provisional data on new internal displacements (flows) in Belarus, covering the most recent 180-day period. The dataset is provided by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) and offers initial assessments sourced from various publishers. The finalized and validated estimates are published in the annual Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD).

Use Cases

• Monitor near-real-time displacement flows based on daily updates mentioned in the description
• Analyze trends in conflict or disaster-induced displacement based on provisional event data
• Compare preliminary IDU estimates with finalized GIDD stock and flow data for validation

Strengths

• Updated daily, providing timely provisional information
• Covers a rolling 180-day time period for recent events
• Data is provided by the authoritative Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)

Limitations

• Data is provisional and requires careful preprocessing to avoid double-counting, as noted in the description
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)

Collection Method

Aggregated from various publishers or sources as initial assessments

Time Range

Most recent 180 days

Freshness

Updated daily

Geography

Belarus