On 20 November 2023, Mount Ulawun volcano on the border of the West New Britain (WNB) and East New Britain (ENB) provinces erupted, spewing ash plumes.

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.

Chiang Mai city is Thailand’s second largest after Bangkok and constitutes the northern region’s main economic and transit hub.

The assessment was developed to generate information on priority needs, mobility trends and intentions of population affected by the earthquake in Herat in October 2023 to create evidence-base for response planning and distribution of aid. 

This report provides a snapshot as of October 2023. Across 1,312 assessed locations in 116 sub-districts and 44 districts, there are an estimated 334,000 non-Thai individuals. Highlighted districts in the map to the left represent areas in which IOM has collected data.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Pakistan collects data on the outflows of Afghans at the Torkham, Ghulam Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Chaman, and Badini (Balochistan) border crossing points (BCPs) to better understand the movements of Afghans returning to Afghanistan.

The assessment was developed to generate information on priority needs, mobility trends and intentions of population affected by the earthquake in Herat in October 2023 to create evidence-base for response planning and distribution of aid. 

The assessment was developed to generate information on priority needs, mobility trends and intentions of population affected by the earthquake in Herat in October 2023 to create evidence-base for response planning and distribution of aid. 

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Pakistan collects data on the outflows of Afghans at the Torkham and Chaman border crossing points to better understand the movements of Afghans returning to Afghanistan.

This report aims to provide details on key findings regarding the multi-sectoral conditions, needs and challenges among the Myanmar migrant population in the Greater Bangkok Area as captured between June to August 2023 by IOM’s Multi-Sectoral Assessment of Needs (MSA).

The massive fire that swept through Camp 11 on March 5, 2023, affecting over 16,000 Rohingya refugees, severely damaged certain areas of the world’s largest refugee camps. Of these, 5,000 Rohingya refugees were temporarily displaced and moved to nearby camps.

The world’s largest refugee camp suffered significant damage in certain areas across Camp 11 after a massive fire spread through this camp on March 5, 2023. Three blocks were affected blocks (A, B, and D), with Block D having the most impacted households (1,278).

From June to October 2022, storms and heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan caused widespread flooding and landslides across the country.

This factsheet aims to provide a snapshot of multi-sectoral conditions, needs, and challenges among Myanmar migrants in Bangkok province as captured between June and August 2023 by IOM Thailand’s multi-sectoral assessment of needs.

This factsheet aims to provide a snapshot of multi-sectoral conditions, needs, and challenges among Myanmar migrants in Pathum Thani province as captured between June and August 2023 by IOM Thailand’s multisectoral assessment of needs.

This factsheet aims to provide a snapshot of multi-sectoral conditions, needs, and challenges among Myanmar migrants in the Greater Bangkok Area as captured between June and August 2023 by IOM Thailand’s multisectoral assessment of needs.

This factsheet aims to provide a snapshot of multi-sectoral conditions, needs, and challenges among Myanmar migrants in Nonthaburi province as captured between June and August 2023 by IOM Thailand’s multisectoral assessment of needs.

From June to October 2022, storms and heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan caused widespread flooding and landslides across the country.

Between 01 and 15 October 2023, 37,317 Afghan nationals spontaneously returned to Afghanistan, including 26,896 through the Torkham border point and 10,421 through the Chaman border point. In addition, border authorities forcibly returned 614 individuals due to a lack of valid documentation.

IOM in Pakistan collects data on the outflows of Afghans at the Torkham and Chaman border crossing points to better understand the movements of Afghans returning to Afghanistan. Key findings during this reporting period are:

Between 16 and 30 September 2023, 20,816 Afghan nationals spontaneously returned to Afghanistan, including 14,168 through the Torkham border point and 6,648 through the Chaman border point. In addition, border authorities forcibly returned 326 individuals due to a lack of valid documentation.

To gain a better understanding of the presence of migrants, IOM initiated mobility tracking activities in provinces along Thailand’s border with Myanmar.

The snapshot captures present mobility and displacement trends between Afghanistan, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan.

IOM Pakistan collects data on the outflows of Afghan migrants at the Torkham and Chaman border crossing points to better understand the migration movements of Afghan migrants returning to Afghanistan from Pakistan.