The Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has set out its strategic priorities for 2026–2028, organised around three programmatic areas linked to the institutional Strategic Plan: displacement and humanitarian needs data, data for solutions to internal displacement, and a route-based approach to migration data. Cross-cutting priorities include more resilient data systems, wider access to and use of DTM data, and stronger coordination with governments and partners.
The strategy’s Data for Solutions area is built firmly on the work of EGRISS. Its first programme priority is to deliver robust, standardised methodologies across DTM’s Solutions and Mobility Index (SMI) tools, aligned with EGRISS guidance and with the indicators of the International Recommendations on IDP Statistics (IRIS) for measuring progress and defining “exit” from displacement. The SMI’s analytical products, used in more than 20 countries, are aligned with IRIS. So is IOM’s flagship PROGRESS report on the state of solutions to internal displacement, which assesses progress towards durable solutions using the IRIS criteria. DTM also commits to supporting national authorities and statistical offices through technical engagement and long-term capacity building, so that IRIS-aligned data can feed into nationally owned solutions.
