IDPs, community leaders, camp managers, and officials from relevant national government agencies, local government units, and support organizations. On-site Observation is the inspection done by a Monitoring Team of the actual conditions inside an evacuation center/area, transitory, relocation, or integration site, and/or returned community. Through on-site observation, the Monitoring Team can validate the data it has gathered through other methods. When the situation permits, it is recommended that CHR Monitoring Teams personally visit the displacement sites and/or connect with home-based IDPs to better understand the living conditions of IDPs. In case this is not feasible, the Monitoring Teams may also conduct a Review of Secondary Data, which involves a study of information obtained from official sources (government agencies) or partner organizations providing direct humanitarian services. The Monitoring Teams are advised to use the Monitoring Tool in reviewing secondary data in order to draw out the information needed and to determine whether human rights standards on displacement are in place.16 The CHR Monitoring Teams may, on a case-to-case basis, decide which methodology or combination of methodologies is appropriate for use in a particular monitoring mission. Moreover, in order to generate robust and accurate data, the team is advised to select FGD and KII participants based on the following criteria: a) sectoral representation; b) gender balance; c) ethnicity, d) age; e) position in the community; and f) faith, religious belief, or ethnic affiliation. 4. Verifying Data Gathered When circumstances require the verification of data generated, the CHR Monitoring Team may resort to triangulation of information from available primary sources. Triangulation of information involves use of multiple data sources to ensure that an account is robust, comprehensive, and consistent with available reliable information. Official data from humanitarian service providers particularly government agencies, need not be triangulated, unless the veracity of the information obtained from these sources becomes an issue. 5. Data Processing and Analysis The data gathered through the Monitoring Tool will be encoded into the Martusbased Executive Information System (MAREIS) for recording, processing, and analysis purposes. Said data will be used in the development of IDP-related programs, policies, advisories, and other interventions in the exercise of the Commission’s powers and functions. Human rights and humanitarian standards are laid out primarily by the SPHERE Minimum Standards on Humanitarian Response, and the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Guidelines on various humanitarian issues, among others. The CHR also issues Policy Advisories on humanitarian concerns to promote the human rights of persons and communities affected by crisis and conflict situations. 16 7