As part of the EASO Practical Guide series, the European Asylum Support Office published a guide on researching the situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, intersex, transgender and queer persons (LGBTIQ) in countries of origin.

The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) has published three COI repors on Somalia.

UNHCR released its annual Global Trends report, covering displacement that occurred during 2020. The report says the number of people forcibly displaced was 82.4 million at the end of 2020, leaving the population of forcibly displaced at another record high.

The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) has published updates to two of its guidance notes: Afghanistan and Iraq.

ACCORD publishes a compilation on Turkey and EASO a report on anti-government elements in Afghanistan.

UNHCR released its annual Global Trends report, covering displacement that occurred during 2019. The report says the number of people forcibly displaced was 79.5 million at the end of 2019, leaving the population of forcibly displaced at another record high.

ACCORD is happy to have welcomed representatives of the COI community at the joint EASO/ACCORD conference on COI methodology in Vienna. There were two occasions for this event: The 20th anniversary of ACCORD and the publication of the revised EASO COI Report Methodology.

The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) has published a COI report on the security situation in Pakistan.

UNHCR released its annual Global Trends report, covering displacement that occurred during 2018. The report says the number of people forcibly displaced was 70.8 million at the end of 2018, leaving the population of forcibly displaced at another record high.

EASO published a new COI report methodology, updating the 2012 version, as well as a style guide.