Flow Monitoring

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.

The quarterly migration situation report is developed by combining secondary data obtained from different sources, including government agencies, international organizations, non-profit entities, and other types of organizations. More specifically, the report on the third quarter of 2023 was derived from data of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Bureau of National Statistics, and Border Service of Kazakhstan. The data was compiled through a combination of published sources and direct requests to the partners and government agencies.

This report presents the results of the second round of the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Flow Monitoring Surveys (FMS) collected in Kosovo* from 3 July to 30 August 2023. IOM interviewed a total of 51 individual respondents. The first round of FMS was carried out in June and July 2022. FMS provides a snapshot of the profiles, experiences and needs of migrants residing in Kosovo*. 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 United Nations Resolution 1244 (1999).

This report, based on a multi-method and multi-source approach, provides insights into the profiles, experiences and journeys of migrants transiting through the Republic of Serbia.

Data was collected from 1 to 29 February 2024 together with the Commissariat for Refugees and Migrants of the Republic of Serbia (SCRM). IOM interviewed 365 migrants in 9 reception centers.

This report, based on a multi-method and multi-source approach, provides insights into the profiles, experiences and journeys of migrants transiting through the Republic of Serbia.

Data was collected from 1 to 29 February 2024 together with the Commissariat for Refugees and Migrants of the Republic of Serbia (SCRM). IOM interviewed 365 migrants in 9 reception centers.

This report, based on a multi-method and multi-source approach, provides insights into the profiles, experiences, needs, routes travelled and intentions of migrants transiting through Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Data was collected from 1 February to 29 February 2024. IOM carried out a route observation exercise to monitor trends in entries and exits as well as transit modalities within BiH. IOM also surveyed 792 migrants in active transit locations such as bus stops or at key entry and exit locations throughout the country as well as in 4 transit reception centres.

This report, based on a multi-method and multi-source approach, provides insights into the profiles, experiences, needs, routes travelled and intentions of migrants transiting through Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Data was collected from 1 February to 29 February 2024. IOM carried out a route observation exercise to monitor trends in entries and exits as well as transit modalities within BiH. IOM also surveyed 792 migrants in active transit locations such as bus stops or at key entry and exit locations throughout the country as well as in 4 transit reception centres.

In response to recent movements, IOM Afghanistan re-launched its DTM Flow Monitoring activity at the beginning of 2024 to better understand the mobility dynamics at Afghanistan’s borders. On 10 January 2024, DTM began deploying field teams at four border crossing points with the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRN) and Pakistan (PAK), expanding to another border crossing point Ghulam Khan as of 11 February (see map below for the locations of all five crossing points), to conduct two interlinked exercises. The first is a headcount of all individuals entering or leaving Afghanistan (including returnees), also called Flow Monitoring Counting (FMC), to gauge flow volume. The second is a survey of randomly selected Afghan national individuals or groups entering or leaving Afghanistan, also called the Flow Monitoring Survey (FMS), to understand the profiles, motivations, and vulnerabilities of the target population. This snapshot provides key findings combining various IOM data sources, including DTM Afghanistan’s FMC and FMS activities, DTM Pakistan’s Flow Monitoring of Afghan returnees, and IOM Afghanistan’s Cross-Border Post-Arrival Humanitarian Assistance (CB-PAHA) program, for the period 3 to 9 March 2024. For more information about methodology, see the the section in the last page of this report titled “IOM INFLOW DATA.”