Multi-Sector Needs Assessment 2023

Moldova, 2023

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Reference ID

MDA_2023_MSNA_v01_M

Producer(s)

UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)

Collection(s)

United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR)

Metadata

Documentation in PDF DDI/XML JSON

Study website

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Mar 13, 2024

Last modified

Mar 13, 2024

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Identification

Survey ID number

MDA_2023_MSNA_v01_M

Title

Multi-Sector Needs Assessment 2023

Abbreviation or Acronym

MSNA 2023

Country/Economy

Name	Country code
Moldova	MDA

Study type

Sample Frame, Households [sf/hh]

Abstract

The 2023 Multi-Sector Needs Assessment (MSNA) in Moldova evaluated the profiles and urgent needs of Ukrainian refugee households. Conducted as part of a regional Ukraine Situation response and used to inform the 2024 Regional Refugee Response Plan, the MSNA employed a non-probability sample of 850 respondents. The National Bureau of Statistics and Moldovan Parliament endorsed the approach, which was consulted through an inter-agency forum under the refugee coordination model. External partner Impact-REACH coordinated August-September 2023 data collection, training, and analysis. Respondents were selected based on refugee location data from the Moldovan Refugee Council, concentrated along the border with Ukraine. While not statistically representative, the MSNA provided indicative insights to guide the refugee response in Moldova.

Kind of Data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Unit of Analysis

Household

Version

Version Description

Version 2.1: Edited, cleaned, and anonymised data.

Version Date

2023-10-26

Scope

Notes

The scope includes:

demographics
cash and livelihoods
protection
health
education
accomodation
accountability
feedback on humanitarian assistance

Topics

Topic
Health
Protection
Food security
Education
Livelihood and Social cohesion
Gender Based Violence
Child Protection
Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
Cash Assistance

Keywords

MSNA Ukraine refugees Needs assessment

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators

Name	Affiliation
UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)	UN

Producers

Name
IMAPCT - Reach

Sampling

Sampling Procedure

The 2023 Multi-Sector Needs Assessment survey in BGRgaria sampled 1,055 Ukrainian refugee households randomly selected based on geography and accommodation type. The sample allows for limited national representativeness to assess urgent needs across health, protection, food security and education. Data serves to inform the refugee response and 2024 Regional Response Plan, though is not statistically representative.

Survey instrument

Questionnaires

Income, food consumption, expenditures, assets, community relations, wellbeing, resilience, mental health, health, accommodation, protection, and education

Data collection

Dates of Data Collection

Start	End
2023-08-14	2023-09-10

Data Collection Mode

Face-to-face [f2f]

Data Collectors

Name
IMAPCT - Reach

Data Collection Notes

Interviews were conducted in person only with the head of the household or any other adult members consenting to the interview and willing to respond on behalf of the household. Two separate microdata files were produced; one at the household-level and one at the individual-level.

Access policy

Citation requirements

UNHCR (2023). Moldova: Multi-Sector Needs Assessment (MSNA) - 2023. Accessed from: https://microdata.unhcr.org

Contacts

Name	Affiliation	Email
Curation team	UNHCR	dencomdl@unhcr.org

Metadata production

DDI Document ID

DDI_MDA_2023_MSNA_v01_M

Producers

Name	Abbreviation	Affiliation	Role
UN Refugee Agency	UNHCR	UN	Metadata producer
Development Data Group	DECDG	The World Bank	Metadata adapted for World Bank Microdata Library

Date of Metadata Production

2024-01-31

Metadata version

DDI Document version

Identical to a metadata (UNHCR_MDA_2023_MSNA) published on UNHCR catalog (https://microdata.unhcr.org/index.php/home). Some of the metadata fields have been edited.

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