Core CODs are critical for information and data products and to underpin effective coordination and should be prepared for all disaster-prone countries.
(Core CODs are one of the two types of CODs. The other type is Country-specific CODs (COD-CS).)
There are three types of core COD:
Sex and age-disaggregated population statistics (COD-PS) , and
Refer to the COD Portal for information about the availability and quality and for metadata for Core COD datasets.
Core CODs are being prepared for all disaster-prone countries and countries with ongoing emergencies or protracted humanitarian operations. They are the first datasets required by all when responding to a humanitarian situation.