
A CartONG staff member (having completed the Operational Data Management Learning Program as well as the Emergency Information Management Training) was deployed in emergency to Beirut, Lebanon, as Regional Information Manager for the United Nations' High Commissionner for Refugees (UNHCR). The main responsibilities comprised liaising with staff and partners on the ground and managing a public Web Portal for the Syria Regional Refugee Response where up-to-date information was posted on the Syrian displacement in Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and Iraq.
The portal can be accessed through this link.
CartONG, through a regional WebPortal displaying figures and statistics for the public, helped share reliable, up-to-date information, streamlining the information products from the different operations and their partners, while at the same time finding the best solutions on reporting and information gathering suitable for the mixed settings.