Mobility Tracking

Since October 8 there has been an increase in cross-border incidents between Israel and Lebanon, resulting in the displacement of people both within the South and elsewhere within the country. Since October 10, the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) has been conducting the daily monitoring of population movements. The objective of the exercise is to inform preparedness and response planning.

The purpose of the emergency tracking tool is to collect information on sudden and significant displacements mainly triggered by security and natural disasters. The information is collected through key informant interviews and direct observations. This dashboard presents an overview of confirmed population movements from July 1 to July 29, 2024 in the Lake province

نظرة عامة: يقوم سجل مراقبة التدفق (FMR) الخاص بمصفوفة تتبع النزوح في اليمن (DTM) التابعة للمنظمة الدولية للهجرة بمراقبة وصول المهاجرين على طول الحدود الساحلية الجنوبية لليمن وعودة المواطنين اليمنيين على طول حدودها الشمالية مع المملكة العربية السعودية (KSA) لتحديد أنماط الهجرة وتقديم تقديرات كمية لعدد المهاجرين غير النظاميين الذين يدخلون البلاد. من المهم أن نفهم أن نشرة الهجرة القسرية لا تتضمن جميع تدفقات الهجرة كما يتضح من عمليات المغادرة إلى اليمن التي التقطتها مصفوفة تتبع النزوح التابعة للمنظمة الدولية للهجرة في جيبوتي إلى مناطق على طول الساحل الغربي لليمن والتي ظلت غير قابلة للوصول لإجراء التقييمات. وبدلا من ذلك، فإنه يوفر رؤى إرشادية حول اتجاهات الهجرة استنادا إلى العدد الإجمالي المعروف للمهاجرين الذين يصلون على طول الحدود الساحلية والبرية الخاضعة للمراقبة خلال الفترة المشمولة بالتقرير.

ملخص النتائج: في يوليو 2024، تتبعت مصفوفة تتبع النزوح في اليمن التابعة للمنظمة الدولية للهجرة 1,345 مهاجرًا دخلوا اليمن، وهو ما يمثل انخفاضًا بنسبة 26 بالمائة عن الرقم الإجمالي المُبلغ عنه في الشهر السابق (1,820 مهاجرًا). غادر جميع المهاجرين (100٪) من منطقة باري في الصومال.

ومن بين إجمالي المهاجرين المسجلين، كان 26 في المائة أطفال، و22 في المائة نساء، و52 في المائة رجال.

وعادةً ما تكون لحج بمثابة نقطة دخول للمهاجرين المغادرين عبر جيبوتي، في حين تعد شبوة بمثابة نقطة دخول للمهاجرين المغادرين عبر الصومال. خلال الفترة المشمولة بالتقرير، غادر جميع المسجلين الصومال إلى المنطقة الساحلية بمحافظة شبوة. خلال الفترة نفسها، لم تتعقب المنظمة الدولية للهجرة أي مهاجرين يغادرون من جيبوتي إلى لحج، ويرجع ذلك على الأرجح إلى التدابير التي اتخذتها الحكومة لمكافحة التهريب. منذ تنفيذ هذه الإجراءات، اعتبارًا من أغسطس 2023، أصبح تدفق المهاجرين على طول هذا الطريق غائبًا تقريبًا في الأشهر التي تلت ذلك، مع استثناء واحد في ديسمبر 2023 عندما أحضر قارب 110 مهاجرين إلى الشاطئ.

OVERVIEW: The Flow Monitoring Registry (FMR) of the IOM Yemen Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) monitors the arrival of migrants along Yemen’s southern coastal border and the return of Yemeni nationals along its northern border with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to identify migration patterns and provide quantitative estimates of the irregular migrant population entering the country. It’s crucial to understand that the FMR does not capture all migration flows as demonstrated by departures to Yemen captured by IOM DTM Djibouti to areas along the West Coast of Yemen which have remained inaccessible for assessments. Instead, it provides indicative insights into migration trends based on a known total number of migrants arriving along monitored coast and land borders during the reporting period.

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS: In July 2024, the IOM Yemen DTM tracked 1,345 migrants entering Yemen, a 26 per cent decrease from the total figure reported in the previous month (1,820 migrants). All migrants (100%) left from Bari Region in Somalia.

Among the total migrants recorded, 26 per cent were children, 22 per cent were women, and 52 per cent were men.

Typically, Lahj serves as an entry point for migrants departing through Djibouti whereas Shabwah serves as an entry point for migrants departing through Somalia. During this reporting period, all recorded departed from Somalia to the coastal area of Shabwah Governorate. During the same period, no migrants departing from Djibouti to Lahj were tracked by IOM, likely due to measures taken by the government to combat smuggling. Since those measures were implemented, starting August 2023, the flow of migrants along this route has been nearly absent in the months that followed, with one exception in December 2023 when a boat brought 110 migrants to shore.

As of July 2024, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria were hosting an estimated 6,068,685 affected individuals made up of internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees (former IDPs and returnees from abroad) and refugees (both in- and out-of-camp). Thirteen per cent of the affected population (777,656  individuals) were located in Cameroon, while 5 per cent resided in Chad (295,742 individuals), 9 per cent in Niger (558,416 individuals) and finally, 74 per cent in Nigeria (4,436,871 individuals). Overall, the numbers show a sharp increase in returnees from abroad (+45%) and sight decreases in IDPs (-1%), returnees former IDPs (-5%) and refugees (-1%) since December 2023.

As of July 2024, 3,141,928 individuals have been displaced, including 2,616,570 internally displaced persons (83% of the displaced population) and 525,358 refugees (17% of the displaced population). Sixty-seven per cent of the displaced populations (2,101,591 individuals) were located in Burkina Faso, while 14 per cent resided in Mali (424,318 individuals), 11 per cent in Niger (351,560 individuals) and 4 per cent in Mauritania (133,086 individuals). The crisis’ recent spill over to coastal countries, namely Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo and Benin, shows growing number of refugees coming from the Central Sahel and populations internally displaced. As of July, 131,373 individuals were affected by displacement within the four countries (22,613 in Benin, 55,005 in Côte d’Ivoire, 7,230 in Ghana and 46,525 in Togo) of which 34,088 were internally displaced.

As of July 2024, 4,026,470 individuals were affected, including 453,301 internally displaced persons (11% of the displaced population), 2,256,970 returnees former IDPs (56%), 531,919 returnees from abroad (13%) and 784,280 refugees (20%). In the CAR, the largest displaced population consists of former IDP returnees. Refugees from the CAR are primarily hosted by Cameroon (346,061 individuals, or 47% of the refugees), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) (210,483 individuals, or 28% of the refugees) and Chad (137,405 individuals, or 19% of the refugees). Nonetheless, 11,008 refugees from the Central African Republic are still living in Sudan (2% of the refugees). The country is also home for refugees from neighbouring countries, hosting a total of 42,633 refugees coming from Sudan (28,659 individuals), the DRC (6,448 individuals), Chad (4,701 individuals) and South Soudan (2,825 individuals).

This latest round of Emergency Trends Tracking was initiated in April 2024 to monitor displacements movements during the Gu rainy season. Districts covered in this round include Afgooye, Afmadow, Baardheere, Baidoa, Balcad, Belet Weyne, Belet Xaawo, Dayniile, Doolow, Gaalkacyo, Garoowe, Hodan, Jamaame, Jowhar, Kahda, Kismaayo, Luuq. ETT is a crisis-based tool that tracks sudden displacement triggered by specific events or emerging crises.

The objective of ETT is to help prioritize humanitarian response and to enable partners to deliver rapid assistance. Based on previous shock induced displacement patterns, the humanitarian community expects that people will continue to move toward urban areas in search of humanitarian services. Consequently, the ETT coverage focuses on the main urban centers and surrounding villages for each assessed district. The data is collected through Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) at the location level, from Sunday to Wednesday every week. It includes information on new arrivals, numbers and demographic of IDPs, reasons for displacement, intentions, humanitarian assistance and priority needs among others.

To facilitate the joint analysis of the CCCM (Camp Coordination and Camp Management) Cluster’s New Arrivals Tracker (NAT) and ETT data, the assistance and needs indicators are identical in both tools.

The EU-funded Individual Measure 3 (IM3) project "Sustainable support to persons displaced by conflict and natural disasters and their host communities in Afar, Amhara, Benishangul Gumz and Tigray” aims to sustainably enhance the protection and response to basic needs, for forcibly displaced persons and host communities in Ethiopia, with an emphasis on areas affected by natural and man-made disasters.

As a cross-cutting component of the IM3 project, IOM’s Data and Research Unit (DRU) carried out a Household Level Survey (HLS) with Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) households, returning IDP households and non-displaced resident households in Central, Eastern and North Western zones of Tigray region. The multisectoral household survey indicators are in line with global cluster standards, as well as frameworks to measure progress towards durable solutions.

KEY FINDINGS: 

• The most reported need across all target groups was food, which was reported by 92.4% of IDP households, 87.2% of returning IDP households and 88.4% of non-displaced resident households. 

• The most reported barriers finding employment were financial constraints or lack of access to capital (73.1%) and limited job opportunities in the field of work (59.4%). 

• Overall, 96.6% of household members (≥15yrs) had not participated in a TVET. 

• Notably, 93.3% of households reported they had not received any support related to their income generating activity or livelihood project. 

• High prices in markets was the most reported barrier accessing markets (96.8%).

• Across the three target groups, the most reported main sanitation facility (latrines/toilets) was open defecation (53.8%).

• The most reported WaSH challenges for female dominated households were limited/no dignity kits (69.7%), limited/no soap for personal hygiene and handwashing (66.5%) and insufficient water storage containers at the household level (32.1%). 

• The most reported persons to seek support from in the community were kebele government representatives (67.2%), community leaders (58.8%) and village elders (45.4%). 

On 06 August 2024, heavy rainfall caused significant damage in several camps within the Dikwa and Kala/Balge local government areas (LGAs) of Borno State, including Fulatari, Ajari/Bulamari and Klaguru camps. The intense rainfall led to the destruction and damage of shelters and personal belongings of many displaced households. In total, 243 shelters were damaged, affecting 2,862 individuals across 600 households. The affected population included 777 women, 553 men, and 1,532 children.
Of all the needs identified, shelter, non-food items (NFIs), and food were the most prevalent need in the locations affected.