Internal displacement

On the 7th of July 2024, IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) conducted a rapid intention survey covering Renk TC 1, 2 and TC-Extension.
The objective of the assessment is to understand the population's return intentions, preferred destinations of return, as well as reasons for choosing to remain in the transit center.
As of the start of data collection, a total of 10,735 individuals (8,130 returnees and 2,605 refugees) were reported to be present at the Renk TC while 652 households were sampled to be interviewed with the vast majority of respondents being South Sudanese (99.8%)

On 24 March 2024, East Sepik province in Papua New Guinea, experienced an earthquake and preceding flooding which affected an estimated 11,269 individuals from 2,204 households and as well, left an estimated 2,436 individuals from 523 households displaced. 

The affected population are within their community of origin. This displacement profile presents findings from the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) assessment conducted in communities of East Sepik from 14 – 21 of June 2024. 

Du 10 avril au 8 mai 2024, en collaboration avec l’ONG nationale, Réseau d’Action pour le Développement et le Progrès Intégré (RADPI) et la Division Provinciale des Affaires Humanitaires (DIVAH), la DTM a mené des évaluations des mouvements de population dans 5 318 villages, couvrant 34 zones de santé. Selon les informations recueillies, au cours de cette douzième round d'évaluations, auprès de 16 575 informateurs clés, 1 395 604 personnes déplacées et 538 974 personnes retournées sont présentes dans 76 pour cent de la province évaluée.

Key Findings

• Nearly half of respondents experienced inclusion problems related to housing (42%), followed by lack of employment (33%), lack of access to services (13%) and problems related to access to school (5%).*
• Language barrier was the main inclusion challenge experienced by 54 per cent of respondents, followed by financial barrier (51%). Another 16 per cent experienced discrimination while in displacement.*
• The most important needs cited by respondents were financial support (77%) and food assistance (60%). This was followed by health-care services (39%) and the need for long-term housing (38%).
• Most respondents faced financial insecurity, as seven out of ten (71%) respondents would have been unable to cover an unexpected expense of 100 euros.
• Among unemployed respondents, 62 per cent were in need of labour market counseling.
• Among respondents, 23 per cent shared meals with locals at least once a month and communicated with locals at least 3 times a month.
• Among respondents, 33 per cent rarely or never felt like an outsider and had at least a moderately strong connection to the host country.
• Close connection to the host community increased from 56 per cent among those having stayed for 1 year or less in Hungary to 81 per cent among those having spent more than 2 years in the country.
• Among respondents, 72 per cent enrolled their infants (0-4 years old) in childcare facilities while 84 per cent enrolled their children (5-17 years old) in local schools.
• Two-thirds of respondents were registered with a general practitioner (66%) and 79 per cent registered their children with a paediatrician.
• Of all respondents, 56 per cent found visiting a doctor difficult. Among them, the main problems included language barrier (50%), long queues (31%) and the lack of documents (9%).*

*Multiple answers possible

On1 July 2024, Hurricane Beryl struck Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, causing widespread devastation, particularly on Union Island, Canouan, and Mayreau, where the entire population was affected. This report provides an overview of the situation in shelters following the hurricane, highlighting key sectors such as income, health, WASH, and protection services.

Key Data Highlights:

• 48 out of 60 respondents (81%) were not able to return to their house and 11 respondents (19%) were returning home.

• Among those returning home, 7 out of 11 (64%) were moving with family, one respondent was moving with some of their family members and the remaining 3 were moving alone. 

• Out of those 48 respondents unable to return home:

  • 77% intend to stay in their shelters (All persons who intended to stay in the shelters also reported this was because their homes were destroyed)

  • 13% intend to relocate

  • 10% intend to move with family 

This summary includes insights into the vulnerabilities of shelter residents and their movement intentions, providing crucial information as the response phase transitions to early recovery. The data, collected from 15-16 July 2024, involved structured interviews conducted in various government shelters.

Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on the morning of 1 July 2024, before passing along the southwest of Jamaica between 2 and 3 July 2024. Extreme winds and storm surges in Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines prompted a national level 1 emergency response with collaboration from the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA). This report provides profiles on shelter and NFI-related needs in assessed locations in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada. As this was a rapid assessment, not all shelters could be covered, so these profiles serve as a baseline for displaced persons' locations post-Hurricane Beryl. Given the fluid situation and ongoing relief efforts, this report offers a snapshot of needs at the time of data collection.

Ce tableau de bord présente les principaux résultats de suivi des mouvements de populations dans la province du Tanganyika à l’issue du onzième round d’évaluation conduit par l’unité de la Matrice de Suivi des Déplacements (Displacement Tracking Matrix, en anglais (DTM)) de l’Organisation Internationale pour les Migrations (OIM). Ces évaluations ont été réalisées à travers un exercice de collecte de données conduit du 9 avril au 20 mai 2024, en collaboration avec l’ONG locale, Promotion de Développement Humain et Protection de l’Environnement Social (PDHPES), et la Division Provinciale des Affaires Humanitaires (DIVAH). Lors de ce cycle, un total de 5 027 villages, couvrant 11 zones de santé (ZS), ont été évalués à travers des consultations avec 14 261 informateurs clé.

The east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in particular North Kivu province, is in the grip of an increasingly complex and persistent conflict. This conflict is characterized by various armed groups such as the M23/AFC group, the congolese armed forces Forces Armées Congolaises (FARDC) and their respective allies including the Southern African Development Community Mission in the DRC (SAMIDRC), with the use of heavy munitions causing significant damage and loss of life in displacement areas of North and South Kivu.

In Lubero territory, a precarious calm was observed despite brief clashes between the M23 group and the FARDC and their allies on July 14, 2024 in the rural commune of Kirumba in the Kayna health zone. This relative lull is the result of the humanitarian truce announced by the government of the United States of America covering the period from July 5 to July 19, 2024 in the provinces of North and South Kivu, and which was extended by two weeks from July 17, 2024, as announced by the US State Department.

Between July 5 and July 20, 2024, pockets of instability resurfaced with new clashes in the Kirotshe and Mweso health zones in Masisi territory and in the Bukombo health zone in Rutshuru territory. This resumption of hostilities has considerably increased the security and humanitarian challenges in the affected areas and those controlled by the M23 group.

Prolonged displacement, commuting and limited access to humanitarian aid continue to exacerbate the complexity of the crisis and increase the vulnerability of all categories of the affected population.

The city of Goma and areas adjacent to M23-controlled territories in North and South Kivu are home to large numbers of displaced people, and lack the resources to provide them with sufficient support.

Since the start of the crisis, IOM, through the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), has continued to conduct a series of rapid assessments, including emergency event tracking (EET/ERM), crisis analysis and registration, with the aim of prioritizing immediate information needs in order to understand displacement dynamics and needs.

This report presents the results of assessments carried out in the various displacement and return areas from July 11 to July 25, 2024. It covers displacements and returns linked to the current M23 crisis.