The Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) is a system to track and monitor the displacement and population mobility. It is designed to regularly and systematically capture, process and disseminate information to provide a better understanding of the movements and evolving needs of displaced populations, whether on site or en route. In the DRC, the DTM was first activated in 2013 in response to the displacement crisis caused by the M23 rebellion in North Kivu. IOM in the Democratic Republic of Congo, using the 4 components of the DTM, collects, analyses and disseminates crucial information on the mobility, vulnerabilities and needs of displaced populations in 9 provinces of the country: North Kivu, South Kivu, Lomami, Kasai, Kasai Oriental, Sankuru, Ituri and Tanganyika. The information collected through the DTM in the DRC allows government and humanitarian actors to provide targeted and context-specific assistance related to mobility.

1. Registration:  information collected from each displaced person in displacement sites. This information makes it possible to identify displaced persons and to provide targeted assistance to households;
2. Surveys: allow IOM to verify information gathered from displaced populations and gather specific information through population sampling, to improve the overall understanding of the beneficiaries;
3. Mobility tracking: estimates made periodically about the number of displaced populations and returnees to specific target areas. This allows the various humanitarian actors and decision-makers to have a reliable overview of the scale of displacement and the dynamics of returns.
4. Flow monitoring:  the tool which IOM uses to assess displaced populations at key entry and transit points along migratory routes commonly used in areas affected by the Ebola Virus epidemic. The objective is to collect information on the origins and destinations of populations in order to anticipate, detect and report potentially dangerous migratory movements that could lead to the spread of Ebola virus disease.

All DTM activities in the Democratic Republic of Congo are implemented in close coordination with specialized Congolese government structures and with the support of national NGOs.