As of 2005, the Camp Indicator Report (CIR) has been replaced by the Standards and Indicators Report (SIR) in order to further the implementation of results-based management (RBM) and facilitate multi-year planning based on measurable indicators illustrating the wellbeing of the population of concern.

The new SIR format was prepared by the Division of Operational Services (DOS) as part of the 2nd edition of the "Practical Guide to the Systematic Use of Standards and Indicators in UNHCR Operations" which was published in February 2006. The "Practical Guide" contains 160 "readily quantifiable" Protection and Assistance Standards and Indicators, including those which have been developed specifically for covering refugee camp/settlements, urban programmes and returnee areas.

The main objectives of the Standards &Indicators (S&I) initiative are as follows:

The United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are directly applicable to refugees, internally displaced, returnees, stateless persons and others of concern to UNHCR. Indeed, the basic rights of these people often fall short of those of local populations. Some UNHCR indicators are identical to those used for promoting the MDGs, whereas others are more indirectly related. There is also a close link between the UNHCR indicators and those of the Sphere Project.

This web page lists resources and documents relating to the SIR. Country of asylum and origin profiles, time series, camp statistics, demographic data, asylum trends and refugee status determination indicators can be found on other statistical webpages.