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শব্দকোষ

17 terms defined from the charter, the standards and the network's methods, each with its source.

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শব্দকোষ

17 terms defined from the charter, the standards and the network's methods, each with its source.

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On the mapTerms17
Now
Academy126 courses, none open for enrolment yetCivic3 campaigns, 5 programmesHeritage116 days to keep, 40 chronology entriesNews88 approved sources, no confirmed events yetChaptersforming. None is recognised yet

Charter

6 terms
Individual Members

Anyone who accepts the charter: the diaspora across generations, newcomers, students and people in transit. Take part in Chapters and communities of practice, propose work, and stand for service roles after screening.

Charter, Charter Part IV, 4.4
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Fellows

Members credentialed for competence in their field and for integrity. Lead peer review, author standards and mentor, while the credential is current.

Charter, Charter Part IV, 4.4
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Institutional Members

Lawful organisations that align with the charter: associations, schools, professional bodies. Take part through named representatives, under conflict disclosure.

Charter, Charter Part IV, 4.4
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Affiliates

People or organisations working with the Council on a limited scope. No governance rights.

Charter, Charter Part IV, 4.4
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Observers

Participants for a set time and purpose. No governance rights unless the charter grants them.

Charter, Charter Part IV, 4.4
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Sponsorship

The only form of support the networks accept. No donations in any form.

Network policy
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Every definition carries its source.

States

2 terms
Forming

A Community Cell, Chapter or programme that is being formed and is not yet chartered or recognised. Only the charter's organs grant recognition.

Charter
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In preparation

A page, guide, dossier or service that is planned and not yet written or reviewed. Its page states what is still missing.

Network method
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Every definition carries its source.

Labels

3 terms
Verified (label)

A figure or claim read at its primary source by a steward or checkers from at least two communities.

Network method
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Secondary (label)

A figure or claim cited through a reviewed work rather than read at its primary source.

Network method
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To verify (label)

A figure or claim whose source has not yet been read; it stays in the verification queue.

Network method
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Every definition carries its source.

Method

2 terms
Measure

What a figure counts: a stock (people at one date), a flow (movement over a period), remittances (money), a proxy (a country of origin standing in for a community). Figures of different measures are never added.

Network method
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Proxy

A measure that stands in for the community because statistics do not count it directly, for example a country of origin. A proxy is named as a proxy.

Network method
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Every definition carries its source.

মানদণ্ড

4 terms
UN M49

The United Nations Statistics Division's standard country and area codes for statistical use; the networks list countries and areas by it.

UN Statistics Division, Standard country or area codes (M49)
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ISO 3166-2

The ISO standard for codes of country subdivisions; first-level units carry their ISO 3166-2 code, read from the iso-codes package with its version and check date.

ISO 3166-2
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COD-AB

OCHA's Common Operational Datasets for administrative boundaries; the networks' first source for subdivisions where it exists.

OCHA Humanitarian Data Exchange
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H3 cell

A cell of Uber's open hexagonal hierarchical geospatial index; the networks aggregate pages, bodies and events per cell, never people.

H3 (Apache 2.0)
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Every definition carries its source.

Key

labels and checks
  • verifiedA figure or claim read at its primary source by a steward or checkers from at least two communities.
  • secondaryA figure or claim cited through a reviewed work rather than read at its primary source.
  • to verifyA figure or claim whose source has not yet been read; it stays in the verification queue.
  • unknownNo source yet. We show unknown, not a guess.
A steward checks the source before anything changes. You are not named.