The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has suffered years of chronic insecurity and fighting between armed groups and the national Congolese army.

As a result, the population has been forced to flee repeatedly from the violence and looting in many areas of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. These internally displaced persons (IDP IDP: Internally displaced persons are "persons or groups who have been forced or were forced to flee or leave their homes or places of habitual residence, by reason of or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict , situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights or natural disasters or man, and who have not crossed an internationally recognized state. "(Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, Introduction, para. 2) (Ref.: IDMC)) take refuge in camps or with host families in more stable areas.

The Humanitarian Community is facing a severe challenge in assisting these displaced persons. In addition to the many pockets of insecurity which make areas of Eastern Congo inaccessible to agencies, physical access to reach vulnerable populations is exceedingly difficult because the roads, where they exist, are in very bad condition.

Additionally the quality of the demographic and socio-economic data are uneven between the different provinces of DRC. This results in a situation where inconsistent data can be either purposefully or accidentally misused and misunderstood in determining the situation and the necessary actions.

The information received specifically on the IDPs came from multiple sources and is often of unknown reliability. This data was difficult for the humanitarian community to use for statistics or analysis which left them without the information to take good and strategic decisions.

With funding and support from UNHCR, UNOPS Data Center Project for IDP population (DC4IDP) was opened in January 2009, in the capital city of Goma, North Kivu Province.

The aim of the project was to provide reliable statistics and analysis to the Humanitarian Community in North Kivu and to allow UNHCR and its partners to identify those most vulnerable individuals in order to provide appropriate assistance and protection. The project focuses on analysis of internally displaced persons (IDPs IDP: Internally displaced persons are "persons or groups who have been forced or were forced to flee or leave their homes or places of habitual residence, by reason of or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict , situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights or natural disasters or man, and who have not crossed an internationally recognized state. "(Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, Introduction, para. 2) (Ref.: IDMC)) in camps in the North Kivu Province.

In addition, analysis on the possible return home of IDPs IDP: Internally displaced persons are "persons or groups who have been forced or were forced to flee or leave their homes or places of habitual residence, by reason of or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict , situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights or natural disasters or man, and who have not crossed an internationally recognized state. "(Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, Introduction, para. 2) (Ref.: IDMC) and the situations in their areas of origin can anticipate future returnee movements and aid in the preparedness and future response of the agencies to this situation.

The project is based on three pillars:

• Registration Registration: Registration(which includes data collection and profiling Profiling: An identification process during which data on individuals or groups of persons who have been displaced within their own country are collected. The purpose of this exercise is to advocate for these displaced people, to improve activities related to protection, to ensure assistance and finally to find a lasting solution for the displaced. The data collected during profiling vary depending on the context. Profiling is not just numbers, and the information collected can help understand (s) cause (s) of travel, modes of transportation, protection issues, the main humanitarian needs and possible solutions for the group self. Profiling can understand the needs, but it is different from a "needs assessment", which aims to gather and analyze a variety of data to obtain an overview of the humanitarian and protection needs. Profiling and needs are different, but if necessary, additional exercises can be performed simultaneously.)
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• Geographic Information Systems / Database
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• HIS (Health Information System)

These three departments work in synergy to collect, centralize, analyze and disseminate this information through reports, maps, statistics, graphics, etc.