About CODs

Common Operational Datasets (CODs) are the administrative boundaries (COD-AB) and population statistics (COD-PS) shared by the organizations taking part in a humanitarian response.

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Why CODs matter

Shared boundaries and population figures let every organization in a response refer to places the same way, so their data can be compared and combined.

  • Why CODs exist
  • Preparedness
  • P-codes
  • How CODs are used
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CODs and UN80

How COD-AB fits into UN80, the Secretary-General’s reform of the UN system, through its work on humanitarian data.

  • UN80
  • The New Humanitarian Compact
  • Humanitarian data
  • Where COD-AB fits
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