The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) is an independent, non-governmental humanitarian organisation that was established in 1998 by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) at the request of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC). IDMC was created in order to fill a knowledge gap on internal displacement and it has achieved this over the years by providing comprehensive global data and analysis in order to better inform decisions that concern internally displaced people (IDPs).
IDMC is the leading source of information and analysis on internal displacement. For the millions of people worldwide displaced within their own country, IDMC plays a unique role as a global monitor and evidence-based advocate to influence policy and action by governments, UN agencies, donors, international organisations and NGOs.