Crisis Analysis Team – DR Congo: Monthly Displacement Report, January 2024 – Democratic Republic of the Congo

I. Methodology

Data collection

Researchers and analysts from the Crisis Analysis Team in the Democratic Republic of
Congo (CAT-DRC) collect, triangulate and analyze information gathered from primary
and secondary sources. Each week, researchers conduct interviews with key informants
to better understand the events contributing to the humanitarian crisis in eastern DRC
(violent incidents, epidemics, natural disasters, etc.). They analyze their potential impact
on humanitarian operations. These interviews take place with local administrative
officials, customary representatives, health personnel, representatives of the army and
armed groups, as well as humanitarian organizations active in Ituri, North Kivu, South
Kivu, Tanganyika and Maniema.

CAT-DRC also uses a number of secondary sources made available by humanitarian
partners (e.g. OCHA, INSO) and the community. All information undergoes a triangulation
process before analysis and dissemination. However, the information presented in this
report is subject to change at the time of publication due to rapidly evolving situations
in the region. If you have any comments or information you would like the CAT-DRC to
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Data analysis and report structure

The analyses presented focus on two main aspects: (i) population displacement and the
coverage status of humanitarian needs; and (ii) humanitarian access in the areas hosting
the most displaced people in eastern DRC.

Populations displacements and humanitarian needs

The analysis of displacement is the first aspect of this report. This analysis aims on the
one hand to (i) document and understand new population movements, i.e. those that
occurred during the month covered by this report, and on the other hand to (ii) assess
and map the areas that have hosted the most waves of unassisted displacement over
the past four months, including the month covered by this report. In the following, these
areas are referred to as displacement hotspots.

Both displacement hotspots and new displacements are analyzed at the territory level
in the five provinces studied in eastern DRC, and are presented on Map 1. On this
map, territories are categorized into class intervals (materialized by a graduated colored
background) that correspond to the number of households hosted in the territory and
not yet having received any humanitarian assistance. The number of households used
to categorize territories corresponds to the sum of all major displacements, i.e. over 300
households, reported in each territory between October 2023 and January 2024.

The displacements of more than 300 households that took place in January 2024 are
also illustrated on Map 1, by marking the position of the localities hosting the displaced
people. These new displacements are then described more precisely, on a case-by-case
basis, using maps illustrating the itinerary of the movements, between the departure and
reception localities in each of the territories where they took place. .