This week a total of 2 entries and 11 exits were recorded in Qansaxley IDP camp. The 11 people leaving the sites represent the highest number of exits recorded in a single week since mid-January.

Due to inter-clan clashes that erupted in the outskirts of Baidoa, mainly triggered by conflicts between clans for grazing land, a total of 56 indivudals fled for safety into the Biadoa IDP sites. All stated that their reason for entry was insecurity.

For the fourth week in a row, the number of people exiting the IDP sites increased, this week reaching 295 - the most recorded in a single week since August 2017. In contrast, the number of new entries dropped this week from 92 last week to 60 this week.

The flow monitoring Population Movement Tracking assessments are conducted through household surveys atkey border crossing locations between Somalia and neighbouring countries.

This desk review report is part of the outputs of the first phase of IOM’s project implementation on data collection to enable a better understanding of migration flows from Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan and Somalia towards Europe.

Over the reporting period, a slightly lower number of 218 entries were recorded compared to last week, and 44 exits were recorded – the highest number of exits since MTT started recording data 11 weeks ago.

Over the reporting period, a slightly higher number of total of 317 entries were recorded compared to last week, but fitting within the general range seen over the past 10 weeks. No IDPs were recorded exiting any of the camps this past week.

This week a total of 13 entries and 10 exits were recorded in both Qansaxley and Kabasa IDP camps. The 10 people leaving the sites represent the highest number of exits recorded in a single week since mid-January.

A total of 11 entries and 2 exits were recorded in both Qansaxley and Kabasa IDP camps in Dolow. The number of entries on this week were far lower than previous weeks.

This week in Baidoa there were 92 new arrivals who reported in the three main check points of the town. This shows an increase as compared with last week’s data which was 45 new arrivals. Nonetheless, the last two weeks' new arrivals are far less than the trends seen in previous months.

This week saw reversals of two longstanding trends. 45 IDPs were recorded arriving in Baidoa this week, which is the lowest number of entries reported since the inception of the MTT activities in June 2017.

Over the reporting period, 387 entries and 17 exits were recorded at Kismayo check points, both marked reductions from the previous week.

Over the reporting period, 289 entries and 21 exits were recorded at Kismayo check points.

This week, 34 new arrivals and zero exits were recorded at Dolow check points. The number of arrivals reported this week was less than half the number recorded last week.

This week witnessed significantly reduced numbers of new arrivals and a spike in exits. 136 IDPs were recorded arriving in Baidoa this week, the fewest number of new arrivals ever recorded in one week.

Over the reporting period, 360 entries and 32 exits were recorded at the MTT checkpoints in Kismayo. This was the highest number of exits recorded in the past six weeks.

During the forth week of March, a total of 81 entries and 3 exits were recorded at Kabasa and Qansaxley camps in Dolow. The number of entries during this week were twice as high compared to the previous week were 42 entries were observed.

This week there were only 330 new arrivals through the Baidoa checkpoints, the fewest number recorded by MTT since Mid-January.

In the third week of March, a total of 42 entries and 4 exits were recorded at Kabasa and Qansaxley camps in Dolow. This week, entries are much higher than last week (27 entries). Most of the new arrivals this week cited lack of food as their reason for displacement (89%).

This week,  718 new arrivals zero exits were recorded at Baidoa check points. This is the sixth week in a row with no exit. The number of arrivals reported this week was higher than the number recorded last week.

Somalia continued to face drought conditions in 2017 due to four consecutive rainy seasons.

While the risk of famine in Somalia has declined, humanitarian needs remain at critical levels. An estimated 5.4 million people are in need of assistance, 2.1 million are internally displaced, and 1.2 million children are projected to be malnourished.

Following an increase in the number of new arrivals in Baidoa in January, a joint verification exercise was conducted during the first week of February by CCCM partners.

This dashboard provides a summary of CCCM activities, cluster partners presence, beneficiaries reached, and site assessments. 1.1 million people have been identified as newly displaced since January 2017. 1,751 sites werre assessed in 24 districs and 1,549,830 individuals were reached.