Global Survey of Operations (2023)

In 2023, 100 countries hosted active Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) operations, consistent with the number recorded in 2022. This global network is comprised of DTM teams and their operations following a simple but fundamental tenet, that data collection should serve the data needs of actors on the ground. To ensure relevance across the range of populations, crises, cultures, political contexts, and response capacities in the locations where DTM works, operations need to be adaptable. This has necessitated a decentralised approach which places ownership of individual DTM operations with country level teams that are supported by teams at the regional and global levels.  

In support of this decentralised approach, an annual survey is conducted each year to audit, review and document specific information about all active DTM operations. The survey is conducted by the DTM Global Support Team, part of IOM headquarters, in coordination with IOM’s Regional Data Hubs and DTM country teams. Data is collected through interviews with DTM staff in each country office and is recorded in a central database that is maintained by the DTM Global Support Team. Data from this survey inform the basis of this report, and further detailed findings can be explored through the accompanying interactive dashboard.