Internal displacement

To continually inform humanitarian responses in the MAPAP sites, the CCCM cluster and DTM conduct weekly data collections in these sites to update information on the displacement situation in the sites.

This report presents the situation as of 22 March 2024. A total of 86 sites are active in the MAPAP hosting 88,743 IDPs, this represents 3% more compared to the previous week.

Between 08 February and 22 March 2024, sporadic attacks and fear of attacks by Non-state Armed Groups in Quissanga and Ibo triggered the cumulative displacement of 465 individuals (corresponding to 189 families). [For more see Mozambique - Event Tracking Tool Dashboard].

Between 1 September and 13 October 2023, the IOM's Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) carried out a Village Assessment Survey (VAS) in Juba County, Central Equatoria, with the goal of aiding planning for transition and recovery programs by mapping the availability of basic needs, services and infrastructure. The VAS data collection completed in sixteen payams and forty-nine bomas within Juba County. However, forty-one bomas were not assessed due to various factors including the lack of boma chief administrations, insecurity related to land grabbing (in Jebel Lodu and Tendere bomas), poor road conditions (in Kansuk boma), insecurity along a specific road (in Wonduruba payam), and discrepancies in boma names (in Mogiri). Additionally, some areas were not covered because residents had moved due to conflicts between farmers and cattle keepers, and one boma remained unassessed as it is currently having presence of soldiers.

In recent weeks, armed attacks have intensified in the Metropolitan Area of Port-Au-Prince (MAPAP), the capital of Haiti. In addition to creating displacement within the MAPAP, attacks and generalized insecurity are pushing more and more people to leave the capital to find refuge in provinces, taking the risks of passing through gangs-controlled routes. In order to monitor these movements towards provinces and inform appropriate response strategies, DTM has launched data collection at several of the most used bus stations in the capital (see page 5 for more details on the methodology). Since the start of this activity, on 8 March, until 20 March, this activity allowed to observe the movements of 33,333 people leaving the MAPAP (see pages 3 and 4 for more details on the profile of these people ). The majority of them (62%) took means of transport heading towards the Grand Sud departments (Grande’Anse, South, Nippes and South-East). It should be noted that this region already hosts more than 116,000 people who had in vast majority, fled the MAPAP in recent months (see the report on displacement in the Grand Sud).

It should be emphasized that provinces do not have sufficient infrastructures and host communities do not have sufficient resources that can enable them to cope with these massive displacement flows coming from the capital.

Depuis quelques semaines, les attaques armées se sont intensifiées dans la Zone Métropolitaine de Port-au-Prince (ZMPP), la capitale d’Haïti. En plus de créer des déplacements à l’intérieur de la ZMPP, les attaques et l’insécurité généralisée poussent de plus en plus de personnes à quitter la capitale pour trouver refuge dans les provinces, en prenant les risques de passer par des routes contrôlées par des gangs. Afin de suivre ces mouvements vers les provinces et informer les stratégies de réponse adéquates, la DTM a lancé des collectes de données au niveau de plusieurs stations de bus les plus utilisées dans la capitale (voir la page 5 pour plus de détails sur la méthodologie). Depuis le début de cette activité, le 08 mars, jusqu’au 20 mars, cette activité a permis d’observer les mouvements de 33 333 personnes quittant la ZMPP (voir les pages 3 et 4 pour plus de détails sur le profil de ces personnes). Ces personnes ont en majorité (62%) pris des moyens de transport se dirigeant vers les départements du Grand Sud (Grande’Anse, Sud, Nippes et Sud-Est). Il est à noter que cette région accueille déjà plus 116 000 personnes qui avaient en grande partie fui la ZMPP durant des mois passés (voir le rapport sur les déplacements dans le Grand Sud).

Il convient de souligner que les provinces n’ont pas suffisamment d’infrastructures et les communautés hôtes n’ont pas de ressources suffisantes qui peuvent leur permettre de faire face à ces flux de déplacements massifs venant de la capitale.