IOM COVID-19 Impact on Points of Entry Bi-Weekly Analysis is meant to serve IOM Member States, IOM, UN and voluntary partner agencies, the civil society (including media) as well as the general population in analysing the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Points of Entry. It is particularly relevant when identifying and addressing specific needs faced by migrants and mobile populations, disproportionately affected by global mobility restrictions. The report is based on information provided by IOM field staff, using resources available at the IOM country office level and is accurate to the best of IOM’s knowledge at the time of compilation. All information is being constantly validated, including the geolocation and attributes, and through regular assessments and triangulation of information. The updates depend on the time frame within which the information becomes available and is processed by IOM. For this reason, the analysis is always dated and timestamped in order to reflect reality at a given time. However, as the situation continuously evolves and changes, despite IOM’s best efforts, the analysis may not always accurately reflect the multiple and simultaneous restrictive measures being imposed at a specific location.

According to the latest available figures from the Turkish Directorate General of Migration Management (DGMM), there are more than 4.9* million foreign nationals present in Turkish territory, 3.7* million of whom are seeking international protection.
Most of those seeking international protection are Syrians (3,726,206* individuals) who are granted the temporary protection status in Turkey.

In addition, international protection applicants are most frequently nationals of Afghanistan, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq constitute another group of foreign nationals. According to DGMM, there were 31,334* international protection applicants present in Turkey in 20201, published annually. Moreover, according to UNHCR**, there are close to 330,000 international protection status holders and asylum seekers. In addition, there are 1,241,844* foreign nationals under residence permit holder status; this number includes humanitarian residence holders.

*Data Source DGMM, 28.10.2021
**Data source UNHCR, September 2021

In Q3 of 2021, a total of 49,092 of migrants and refugees were registered arriving through the three Mediterranean routes and the Western African Atlantic route to Europe, which is 55 per cent higher than the 31,563 arrivals registered in the same period in 2020, and 8 per cent more than the 45,308 registered in Q3 of 2019. Arrivals in Q3 of 2021 are 38 per cent higher compared to the previous reporting period (35,445 in Q2 2021).

More than half (53%) of all registered individuals in Q3 2021 arrived in Europe via the Central Mediterranean route to Italy and Malta (26,017). Around 31 per cent of arrivals were registered in Spain, through the Western Mediterranean and Western African Atlantic routes (15,130). The remaining 16 per cent travelled through the Eastern Mediterranean route to Greece, Cyprus and Bulgaria (7,945).
Compared to Q3 of last year, arrivals have increased in absolute numbers in all routes to Europe: +51 per cent of arrivals via the Central Mediterranean route (CMR), +44 per cent of arrivals via the Western Mediterranean (WMR) and Western African Atlantic routes (WAAR), and + 108 per cent of through the Eastern Mediterranean route (EMR) compared to the arrivals registered in Q3 of 2020.

This infographic presents the key findings of Round 38 of the mobility tracking component of the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) programme in Libya.

This report presents the IDP and returnee data collected between July – September 2021. The data and findings represent Round 38 of the Displacement Tracking Matrix’s (DTM) Mobility Tracking in Libya. A year since the ceasefire agreement signed on 23 October 2021, the general security situation in Libya has remained stable, with no new mass displacements reported during this year while the trend of previously displaced families returning to their places of origin continued. However, by the end of September 2021, 199,949 individuals were still displaced in Libya despite the cessation of hostilities and improvements in the general security situation. This indicates that while the overall humanitarian situation has improved, Libya remains in the post-crisis stage of transition and recovery.