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Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre

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The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre or IDMC is an International non-governmental organization established in 1998 by the Norwegian Refugee Council in Geneva.

It is focused on monitoring and providing information and analysis on the world's internally displaced persons (IDPs).

Work

The IDMC contributes to improving national and international capacities to protect the assist of the millions of people around the globe who have been displaced within their own country. IDMC also develops statistics and analysis on internal displacement, including analysis commissioned for use by the United Nations.

Funding

IDMC is funded by US Agency for International Development, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs, Liechtenstein Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the European Commission, the International Organization for Migration, the UK Department for International Development, the German Federal Foreign Office, UNISDR, UNHCR and Charities Aid Foundation.[1]

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