Migration Along the Eastern Corridor (January 2024)

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Contacto
DTM Regional Office Nairobi, DTMRONairobi@iom.int
Idioma
English
Ubicación
Fecha de instantánea
Jan 01 2024
Jan 31 2024
Actividad
  • Flow Monitoring
  • Migrants presence

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.