DTM Report in Post Conflict Situations in Bangsamoro IOM presents the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) to support the Peace Process in Mindanao th
Last Wednesday January 28 , the IOM Cotabato team held a public presentation of the new Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) findings in PostConflict Situations at the Al Nor Convention Center in Cotabato City.. The halfday event was attended by IOM Cotabato’s partners namely the local government, international agencies, local CSOs, and other relevant stakeholders. As part of the event, IOM invited speakers from the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC), Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA), Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to provide insights and respond to the DTM Report. The six month project, which started in June 2014, aimed to track internally Romina Sta. Clara, IOM National Programme displaced persons (IDPs) across 72 villages, 36 municipalities, in 5 provinces of Coordinator talking about the DTM analysis ©IOM 2015 Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, North Cotabato, and Sultan Kudarat in Central Mindanao. This project was funded by the Canadian government through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFATD). This was one of many IOM Cotabato's peace-building initiatives in support of the peace process in the Bangsamoro. To this end IOM in 2014 also signed cooperation agreements with the BTC, the BDA, and the ARMM.
Samuel Cobrado, IOM Cotabato Programme Coordinator presenting the project overview and DTM ©IOM 2015
IOM's information, education and communication (IEC) materials on the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB), prevention of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), and promotion of referral pathways, developed also under this project, were likewise exhibited for the first time during the event. Designed to reinforce the community education and advocacy series on CAB and SGBV prevention, the development of these IEC materials is still part of the DFATD-funded project. For more information on IOM’s planned strategies in the Bangsamoro, visit: http://www.iom.int/files/live/sites/iom/files/Country/docs/IOM_Philippines_C RIB2014.pdf Location map of Cotabato
Windel Diangcalan, Team Leader, Bangsamoro Development Plan Core Team, delivers his message of gratitude to IOM©IOM 2015
IOM Philippines | Tel: +63 2 230 1999 | E-mail: iomphilippines@iom.int | Website: http://philippineresponse.iom.int |Twitter: @IOM_Philippines Issued 30 January 2015