Estonia Multi-Sector Needs Assessment For Ukrainian Refugees, 2023

September to October 2023 interagency assessment of 557 Ukrainian refugee households in Estonia. The survey was conducted by the Estonian Refugee Council, UNHCR, and IOM Estonia to inform the 2024 Regional Refugee Response Plan. It covers topics including health, protection, food security, education, livelihoods, child protection, mental health, and basic needs.

Use Cases

• Identify priority needs for refugee households based on multi-sector survey data.
• Analyze refugee profiles and vulnerabilities based on topics like health, protection, and livelihoods.
• Inform resource allocation for refugee response plans based on assessed needs in education and food security.
• Monitor mental health and child protection concerns within the refugee population.

Strengths

• Surveyed 557 refugee households, providing a substantive sample.
• Data collected by three established agencies: Estonian Refugee Council, UNHCR, and IOM Estonia.
• Covers nine key humanitarian topics, including health, protection, and livelihoods.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single assessment in late 2023.

Provenance

Source

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

Collection Method

In-person interviews using convenience sampling.

Time Range

September to October 2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 14:04:17.403015; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Estonia