Table 1.

Overview of information sources with routine IDP reporting

Organization	Title	Update frequency	# of documents from source	Comments
ACAPS	Syria Needs Assessment Project (SNAP) Regional Assessments [31]	Approximately Monthly	19	Specific reporting of IDP figures by numerous sources. Often provides a breakdown of IDPs by governorate. Appears to be the most in-depth report with diverse reliable sources
OCHA	Humanitarian Snapshot: Syrian Arab Republic [7]	Intermittent	7	Map identifying size of population in need per governorate and indicating population movement
OCHA	Humanitarian Bulletin: Syrian Arab Republic [8]	Approximately Bi-Weekly	45	UN estimates of IDPs; sometimes includes discussion of IDP trends
OCHA	Humanitarian Dashboard [9]	Intermittent	12	UN estimates of IDPs
UNICEF	Syria Crisis Bi-Weekly Humanitarian Situation Report [6]	Approximately Bi-Weekly	41	Fairly consistent reporting on affected population size; IDP numbers not always identifiable
ECHO	ECHO Factsheet Syria [32]	Approximately monthly	21	Number of IDPs from Syrian Ministry of Local Administration [MoLA], SARC, OCHA
ECHO	ECHO Humanitarian Implementation Plan: Syria Crisis [33]	Intermittent	10	Reports number of IDPs, but includes no discussion of displacement trends
SARC	Syrian Arab Red Crescent Bulletin [5]	Approximately monthly	4	Occasionally reports total numbers of IDPs
Total Number of Documents Included			159