Migration Along the Eastern Corridor (January 2024)
Key finding in the Migration Along the Eastern Corridor in January 2024:
• While arrivals from Djibouti in Yemen observed a significant decrease (-56%), arrivals from Somalia increased by more than one-fourth (+28%).
• This is largely attributed to the campaign against irregular migration in the Bab-al Mandab Strait, which has been ongoing since August 2023.
• Exits from Ethiopia through Somalia increased by 34% from December 2023 to January 2024.
• Over half of the children leaving Ethiopia were travelling alone (64%), and around one-third of children (30%) were heads of household. Relatedly, field teams in Yemen have noticed an increase in the number of children, including unaccompanied and separated children, moving towards the border with Saudi Arabia.
• The number of stranded migrants in Somalia, mainly in Bossaso and Hargeisa, increased by 25% between December 2023 (5,995) and January 2024 (7,450), with women (23%) and children (13%) representing more than a third (36%) of stranded migrants.
DTM Global Survey 2023
The Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Global Survey 2023 is an annual stocktaking exercise which aims to present IOM DTM's operations and activities transparently. The Global Survey focuses on operations active from January 1 to December 31, 2023, with data collection occurring from February to April 2024.