Flow Monitoring Survey

DTM Flow Monitoring, conducted by IOM Afghanistan, is designed to provide insights into the mobility patterns at Afghanistan’s border points with the Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan. This activity involves two interlinked exercises: Flow Monitoring Counting (FMC), which monitors the number of movements across the border, and Flow Monitoring Surveys (FMS), which collect data on the profiles of randomly selected Afghan nationals crossing the border including documentation held, reasons for travel, and the intended period of stay/ travel. It is important to note that DTM collects information on total movements at a given border point, not the number of unique individuals entering or leaving the country. As a result, if one individual both left and re-entered Afghanistan during the reporting period, this would count as one outflow movement and one inflow movement. Movements can be attributed to a wide variety of reasons, including returnees coming back to Afghanistan after living abroad, people visiting family, deportees, those travelling for economic reasons, medical patients, students, or Afghans moving abroad for different reasons. Circular movements, which include those who frequently and regularly travel back and forth across the border for trade and other reasons, are also common. This monitoring offers a clear picture of population movements in and out of the country. 

DTM FM is operational at four main crossing points (connected to Afghanistan’s National Highway) as well as six other crossing points with Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan. This weekly snapshot combines information from the FM activity and various IOM sources related to cross-border movement. For a detailed explanation of the methodology used in gathering this data, the report directs readers to the section titled “IOM INFLOW DATA” on the last page.

Ushbu hisobot 2024-yilning aprel-iyun oylari uchun mavjud boʻlgan maʼlumotlarga asoslanib, Oʻzbekistondagi migratsiya muammolariga oid jarayonlar boʻyicha mavjud soʻnggi maʼlumotlarni taqdim etadi va jamoatchilikka ochiq boʻlgan milliy va xalqaro maʼlumotlar toʻplamidan olingan maʼlumotlar asosida migratsiya jarayonlariga qaratilgan qiyosiy tahlillarni taqdim etadi. Hisobot mamlakatdagi migratsiya vaziyatiga sezilarli ta’sir ko‘rsatayotgan so‘nggi yirik global va mintaqaviy voqealarni o‘z ichiga oladi. Hisobotda Rossiyaning Ukrainaga bostirib kirishi 2022-yildan buyon mintaqadagi anʼanaviy migratsiya yoʻlaklarini o‘zgartirishi hamda Crocuss City Hall voqeasining migrantlar hayotiga taʼsiri aks etadi. Shuningdek, mehnat migratsiyasi oqimining oʻzgarishi, iqlim oʻzgarishi bilan bogʻliq migratsiyaning kuchayishi, oʻsib borayotgan urbanizatsiya jarayoni, ijtimoiy-iqtisodiy sharoitlar, noqonuniy migratsiyaning kuchayishi va boshqa muhim voqealar insonlar mobilligi va migratsiya harakatining asosiy omili sifatida tavsiflanadi.

This report presents the results of the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Flow Monitoring Surveys (FMS) in the Western Balkans region. IOM interviewed a total of 1,009 migrants from 1 June to 31 August 2023 in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Kosovo*. FMS provides a snapshot of the profiles, experiences and needs of migrants residing in TRCs in BiH. The survey asks questions on demographics, education and employment backgrounds, the circumstances of the migration journey and migration factors, as well as future intentions.

*References to Kosovo shall be understood in the context of UN Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999.)

Between August 27 and September 25, 2024, flow monitoring surveys were conducted among the population in transit in the ETRMs in Darien. A total of 297 people representing different travel groups were surveyed. These surveys provided information on 572 people accompanying the representative interviewed.

In August 2024, 17 829 movements were observed in Guatemala (14% children) and 319 individuals were surveyed. The number of observed movements decreased by 24 per cent from July 2024 (23 496). 57 per cent of the total number of movements originated from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. 90 per cent mentioned the United States of America as their main intended destination.

Since 2022, migratory flows through the Latin America and Caribbean region have increased significantly, with record levels of persons crossing the perilous jungle of the Darién National Park from Colombia into Panama. The in-transit flows tracked in Guatemala have mirrored these regional migration trends.

DTM Flow Monitoring, conducted by IOM Afghanistan, is designed to provide insights into the mobility patterns at Afghanistan’s border points with the Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan. This activity involves two interlinked exercises: Flow Monitoring Counting (FMC), which monitors the number of movements across the border, and Flow Monitoring Surveys (FMS), which collect data on the profiles of randomly selected Afghan nationals crossing the border including documentation held, reasons for travel, and the intended period of stay/ travel. It is important to note that DTM collects information on total movements at a given border point, not the number of unique individuals entering or leaving the country. As a result, if one individual both left and re-entered Afghanistan during the reporting period, this would count as one outflow movement and one inflow movement. Movements can be attributed to a wide variety of reasons, including returnees coming back to Afghanistan after living abroad, people visiting family, deportees, those travelling for economic reasons, medical patients, students, or Afghans moving abroad for different reasons. Circular movements, which include those who frequently and regularly travel back and forth across the border for trade and other reasons, are also common. This monitoring offers a clear picture of population movements in and out of the country. 

DTM FM is operational at four main crossing points (connected to Afghanistan’s National Highway) as well as six other crossing points with Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan. This weekly snapshot combines information from the FM activity and various IOM sources related to cross-border movement. For a detailed explanation of the methodology used in gathering this data, the report directs readers to the section titled “IOM INFLOW DATA” on the last page.

This report provides the most recent data on migration trends in Uzbekistan, covering the period from April to June 2024. It includes comparisons and trends based on national and international datasets available to the public. The report also highlights significant global and regional events affecting migration in the country, such as the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has disrupted traditional migration corridors in the region since 2022 and consequences of the Crocus City Hall attack for migrants. Furthermore, it discusses the trends of inflow and outflow migration, the impact of changing labour migration flows, climate change-related migration, urbanization, socio-economic conditions, increased undocumented migration, and other major events contributing to human mobility and migratory movements during this period.

This report presents findings from IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Flow Monitoring Surveys (FMS) conducted in Malta in 2024. Surveys are aimed at collecting up to date and reliable information and at better grasping the profiles and needs of the people who arrive in the country by irregular means. The surveys were conducted by IOM field staff between 25 March and 1 May 2024. Field staff surveyed a total of 1023 individuals in different Flow Monitoring Survey Points (FMPs) in Malta, including both open and closed government-run centres in cooperation with the Ministry of Home Affairs, Security and Employment (MHSE).

A total of 23,314 movements were observed in August 2024, representing a 6 per cent decrease compared to July 2024, when 24,886 movements were observed during this period. Comparing August 2024 with July 2024, Buuhoodle (-19%), Doolow (-11%), Lowyacado (-9%) and Harirad (-4%) FMPs recorded a decrease in movements while Dhobley (+18%), Cabudwaaq (+1%) and Bossaso (<+1%) FMPs recorded an increase in movements.

Doolow (38%), Dhobley (25%), and Cabudwaaq (17%) FMPs recorded the highest numbers of incoming movements, while Doolow (61%), Bossaso (24%) and Dhobley (8%) recorded the highest numbers of outgoing movements for August 2024.

This factsheet provides insight into incidents of violence, exploitation and abuse migrants may have experienced or witnessed on their journeys from their countries of origin. IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) surveyed 1,350 migrants from 3 April to 5 July 2024 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia. The results presented are compared with the average results of the same data collection exercise in 2023.