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Global Internal Migration and Forced Displacement Dataset
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ABOUT
The International Organization for Migration’s Global Data Institute introduces PRIMARI, an ambitious initiative to enhance the grasp on global mobility by consolidating sub-national displacement data with migration insights. This project aims to forge a composite dataset spanning up to 60 countries, drawing on the rich data resources of the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM). PRIMARI stands out for its commitment to merging diverse data streams into a singular, accessible, and actionable dataset, supported by a comprehensive metadata repository to ensure data transparency and integrity.
Global
$500,000
18 months
GOALS
CONSOLIDATE
Displacement data with migration information to streamline the availability of global mobility insights and enable near-real-time analysis.
ENHANCE
The accessibility and actionability of mobility data to provide timely, evidence-based support in crisis action.
EMPOWER
Ecosystem partners with a comprehensive view of human mobility patterns for better crisis anticipation, prevention, and response.
OBJECTIVES
With CRAF'd support, IOM is advancing the analysis of internal migration data to create a more comprehensive global data resource. The initiative seeks to bridge critical knowledge gaps in human mobility understanding by integrating and refining data on displacement and migration. This effort marks a step forward in developing accessible datasets for evidence-based decision-making, contributing to more nuanced and effective responses to migration, especially in fragile and crisis-affected settings.
5,000
Downloads of PRIMARI data every year.
$35M
Crisis aid facilitated that arrives earlier, faster, and more targeted and dignified way.
42M
People in fragile and crisis-affected settings benefit from earlier, faster, more targeted, and dignified assistance.
UPDATES
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PRESS RELEASE
IOM and CRAF’d launch PRIMARI, a new initiative centralizing mobility data to enhance support for 42 million people in crisis zones, ensuring earlier, faster, and more dignified assistance for internally displaced persons.
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DECODING DISPLACEMENT DATA
IOM and the OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data, hosted a webinar on the opportunities of the Displacement Tracking Matrix,on how data is iproviding context-specific assistance to displaced and mobile populations globally.
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WORLD MIGRATION REPORT
IOM's Migration Report explores the complexities of human mobility, highlighting key trends, challenges, and opportunities, including the pattern and drivers of migration, its impact, and policy responses.
DTM is active in 100 countries, informing 81 percent of humanitarian response plans. That is why the support from CRAF’d is pivotal in increasing efficiency system-wide by enabling the use of data at an unprecedented spatial detail. That translates into stronger ability to save lives and drive solutions to displacement.
Koko Warner
Director, IOM Global Data Institute