Flow Monitoring

In Central America, North America and the Caribbean, large migratory movements emerge and flow. According to migration data from the government of Panama, between July and December 2022, at least 198,832 migrants entered Panama through the Darien route. During the same period in 2021, 107,510 people entered, representing an 85 per cent increase.

From July to December 2022, IOM's Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) collected primary data in more than 40 locations in the Region. DTM is a system to collect and analyze primary data, to disseminate critical information on the mobility, vulnerabilities and needs of displaced and mobile populations, for decision making and to provide context-specific assistance. Between July and December 2022, DTM activities were carried out by eight countries in the region, through the implementation of different DTM components including mobility tracking of IDPs, flow monitoring registry and surveys, as well as surveys to people on the move and returnees.

This report aims to provide an overview of migration movements in the region, including the locations and months in which primary data were collected through DTM instruments.

• Over 542,000 people have crossed into Chad since the onset of the crisis in Sudan. IOM estimates that more than 98,770 among them are Chadian returnees and expects this number to rise to 150,000 by the end of March 2024, due to renewed conflict in Darfur.
• In coordination with CNARR and humanitarian organizations, IOM has counted 86,604 returnees and counted 346 third-country nationals (from South Sudan, Niger, Ethiopia, the Central African Republic, Burkina Faso, Nigeria and Uganda) in 37 localities in three provinces.
• Most of the returnees currently live in spontaneous locations near the border and are in urgent need of food, water, sanitation and hygiene, shelter, household items, health, and protection.

DTM Europe gathers, validates and disseminates information on migrants and refugees travelling through the Mediterranean, Western African Atlantic, and Western Balkan routes to Europe. Key routes include:

• Eastern Mediterranean route (EMR): Bulgaria, Cyprus and Greece
• Central Mediterranean route (CMR): Italy and Malta
• Western Mediterranean route (WMR): Peninsular Coasts of Spain, Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
• Western African Atlantic route (WAAR): Canary Islands of Spain

DTM also monitors data on migrants in transit through the Western Balkans (WB) region (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia, Romania, and Kosovo*). These are considered separately to prevent to the extent possible the double counting of the same persons that cross multiple borders to reach Central Europe.

This report presents the latest available data and trends, focusing on the first three quarters of 2023:

• Mixed Migration Flows to Europe
• Migrant Flows Monitoring in the Republic of Türkiye
• First Arrival countries (Italy, Greece, Spain) and other countries of first arrival (Bulgaria, Cyprus and Malta)
• Transits through the Western Balkan region
• Migrants' presence, in Europe and the Republic of Türkiye

Щоб сприяти зростанню культури прийняття рішень на основі фактичних даних в рамках реагування на надзвичайні ситуації в Україні, МОМ впроваджує в Україні широку програму "Дані та аналітика" (D&A), яка ґрунтується на трьох основних компонентах: Генерація даних, Координація даних та Управління на основі фактичних даних. В Огляді програми "Дані та аналітика" представлено обсяг і спрямованість програми МОМ в Україні в галузі даних та аналітики на період 2023-2024 років. У ньому детально описуються оцінки, проведені Аналітичним відділом, поточні зусилля, що докладаються за кожним напрямом, а також ключові досягнення Аналітичного відділу, спрямовані на підтримку збору, аналізу, розповсюдження та використання надійної доказової бази для прийняття стратегічних та оперативних рішень у контексті гуманітарного реагування в Україні.

A total of 26,352 movements were observed in October 2023, representing a 6 per cent increase compared to September 2023 when 24,816 movements were observed. If compared with September 2023, Buuhoodle (23%), Doolow (9%), Dhobley (8%), Lowyacado (8%), Cabudwaaq (3%), Harirad (1%) FMPs recorded increase in movements while Bossaso (-5%) FMP recorded a decrease in movements. Doolow (43%), Dhobley (21%) and Cabudwaaq (15%) FMPs recorded the highest numbers of incoming flows, while Doolow (57%), Bossaso (25%) and Dhobley (8%) recorded the highest numbers of outgoing flows.

Between 16 and 30 November 2023, 66,662 Afghan nationals returned to Afghanistan, including 33,091 through the Torkham BCP, 30,253 through the Chaman BCP, 2,777 through the Ghulam Khan BCP and 541 through the Badini BCP. In addition, border authorities forcibly returned 9,335 individuals due to a lack of valid documentation. Since 1 January 2023, IOM identified 468,534 returns at the four BCPs, excluding those forcibly returned.

En los meses de análisis (setiembre y octubre de 2023), el Estado de Emergencia ha continuado en la frontera sur del país, tras una nueva prórroga de 60 días decretada por el Gobierno peruano, con una vigencia hasta el 24 de noviembre del 2023.

En esta línea, las acciones en frontera han continuado; a mitad del mes de setiembre, 180 agentes policiales custodiaron múltiples puntos de entrada para impedir entradas irregulares de refugiados y migrantes a territorio peruano. En ese sentido, se ha observado a población refugiada y migrante de diversas nacionalidades concentrándose en la Línea de la Concordia, ubicado en la frontera sur del Perú (Tacna), muy cercano al complejo fronterizo Santa Rosa en la ciudad de Tacna, entre ellas población venezolana y haitiana. Estas concentraciones también se volvieron a observar en el mes de octubre, mes donde también se reforzó el control policial en la frontera de Tacna.

This factsheet aims to provide a snapshot of multi-sectoral conditions, needs, and challenges among Myanmar migrants in Samut Sakhon as captured between September and October 2023 by IOM Thailand’s multisectoral assessment of needs. The purpose of this assessment is to provide insights regarding the severity of needs among migrant populations, identify vulnerable population groups and geographic areas with the most acute needs, inform assistance planning and relevant Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets, and provide sectoral and inter-sectoral baselines for future assessments.

In October 2023, a total of 40,370 movements were observed across the six flow monitoring points (FMPs) in Ethiopia. This represents a 4% increase in daily average movements in comparison with September 2023 when an average of 1,258 movements per day were observed.

Outgoing movements (76%) during October increased while incoming movements (24%) decreased compared to the previous month, mainly due to decreased incoming flows from neighboring Sudan through the Metema and Kurmuk entry points. A total of 30,682 outgoing movements were observed, of which 12,442 (40.6%) were heading to Saudi Arabia, 6,684 (21.8%) were going to Kenya, 4,473 (14.6%) were travelling towards Somalia, 2,759 (9%) to Djibouti, 1,404 (4.6%) intending to reach Sudan, 1,162 (3.8%) heading to Yemen, and 854 (2.8%) to South Africa, while remaining movements were to other Southern African, Middle Eastern, and North American countries.

At the same time, 9,688 incoming movements were observed, of which 4,708 (48.6%) originated from Sudan, mainly fleeing the conflict that started in April, while 1,905 (19.7%) came from Djibouti, 1,846 (19.1%) from Somalia, 1,143 (11.8%) from Kenya, and the remaining from Yemen, Congo, and Nigeria.