On 2 January 2024, an armed attack took place in the municipalty of Croix-Des-Bouquets, affecting several neighborhoods such as Guedon and Turbe, located in the 4th communal section of Petit Bois, as well as the neighborhoods of Galette – Roche Blanche and Denis – Campeche Livia in the 3rd communal section of Petit Bois.

As a result of these events, approximately 67 households, comprising 268 individuals, were forced to flee their homes towards areas within the same municipality, as well as in Tabarre and Delmas. All these displaced individuals have found refuge with host families.

Overview

From 15 April 2023, armed clashes erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in multiple cities across Sudan. Clashes initially took place in cities across Northern and Khartoum states, later spreading across the Darfur and Kordofan regions.

Highlights

• DTM Sudan estimates that  6,036,176 individuals (1,201,356 Households) were recently internally displaced.
• The IDP caseload was observed in 6,282 locations across all of Sudan’s 18 states. 
• The highest proportions of IDPs were observed across South Darfur (12%), East Darfur (11%), River Nile (11%), Aj Jazirah (8%), White Nile (8%), and North Darfur (8%).
• Field teams reported that the IDPs observed were originally displaced from twelve states. The majority (3,681,297, 61%) were reportedly displaced from Khartoum state; followed by South Darfur (15%), North Darfur (8%), Aj Jazirah (5%), Central Darfur (4%), West Darfur (3%), East Darfur (1%), South Kordofan (1%), North Kordofan (1%), West Kordofan (<1%), Sennar (<1%), and White Nile (<1%).
• IOM-DTM also reported that an estimated 1,574,135 mixed cross-border movements were made into neighbouring countries.
• This product provides brief insights into those displaced in Sudan post-15 April 2023. For more granular information on the IDP caseload and the displacement context, please see IOM-DTM's Monthly Displacement Overview (04).

Between 26 December 2023 and 8 January 2024, a series of attacks in villages across Macomia, and Muidumbe triggered 1,811 individual displacements. Of the total 304 individuals displaced, 89 families with 293 individuals have taken refuge in displacement centers of Mueda (Lyanda, Mpeme and Eduardo Mondlane), 113 families with 397 individuals have taken refuge in displacement centers of Macomia (Nanga A and Nanga B) and 6 families with 31 individuals have taken refuge in displacement centers of Muidumbe (Matambalale and Lutete).

IOM Yemen DTM’s Rapid Displacement Tracking (RDT) tool collects data on estimated numbers of households forced to flee on a daily basis from their locations of origin or displacement, allowing for regular reporting of new displacements in terms of estimated numbers, geography, and needs. It also tracks returnees who returned to their location of origin.                                                                                    

From 1 January 2023 to 6 January 2024, IOM Yemen DTM tracked 9,977 households (HH) (59,862 Individuals) who experienced displacement at least once.                                             

Between 31 December 2023 and 6 January 2024, IOM Yemen DTM tracked 21 households (126 individuals) displaced at least once. The majority of people moved into/within the following governorates and districts:                                                    

• Ma’rib (11 HHs) – Marib (5 HHs), Marib City (4 HHs), Harib (2 HHs) districts. Most displacements in the governorate originated from Marib and Al Hodeidah.
• Ta’iz (8 HHs) – Al Makha (7 HHs) district, Al Misrakh (1 HH). Most displacements in the governorate originated from Taiz and Al Hodeidah.
• Al Hodeidah (2 HHs) – Hays (2 HHs) district. All displacements in the governorate were internal.                      

The majority of people moved from the following governorates and districts:

• Al Hodeidah (8 HHs) – Hays (4 HHs), Al Jarrahi (2 HHs), Al Marawiah (1 HHs) districts.
• Ta’iz (4 HHs) – Al Misrakh (4 HHs) district.
• Ma’rib (4 HHs) – Jabal Murad (2 HHs), Al Jubah (1 HHs), Harib (1 HHs) districts.                            

IOM identified 28 households displaced in the previous reporting period, which covered 24 - 30 December 2023, in the governorates of Al Hodeidah (18 HHs) and Ma’rib (10 HHs). These figures have been added to the cumulative displacement total recorded since the beginning of the year.

تعمل مصفوفة تتبُع النزوح الخاصة بالمنظمة الدولية للهجرة في اليمن عبر سجل مراقبة التدفق في المواقع الرئيسية التي يصل عبرها المهاجرون على الحدود الساحلية الجنوبية، و المواقع التي يعبر من خلالها اليمنيون العائدون والموجودة على الحدود الشمالية لليمن مع المملكة العربية السعودية. يُراقب الباحثون المتمركزون في نقاط  رصد تدفق وصول المهاجرين والمواطنين اليمنيين العائدين من أجل التعرف على الأنماط المختلفة للهجرة وتقديم تقديرات كمية للمساهمة في تحديد عدد المهاجرين الوافدين الى البلد. لا يشمل سجل مراقبة التدفق جميع نقاط التدفق في اليمن، ولكنه يمثل مؤشراً حول اتجاهات الهجرة بالنسبة لإجمالي العدد غير المعروف للمهاجرين الوافدين إلى اليمن عبر نقاط التدفق خلال الإطار الزمني المحدد.

والجدير بالذكر أن القيود المفروضة على الوصول تَحُد من القدرة على جمع البيانات في بعض نقاط وصول المهاجرين. في محاولة للحد من تدفق المهاجرين الذين يدخلون اليمن، والذي يعبر بشكل أساسي عبر أراضيه باتجاه المملكة العربية السعودية ودول الخليج الأخرى، بدأت حملة عسكرية مشتركة في أغسطس 2023 . وركزت هذه الحملة على ساحل محافظة لحج، وهي نقطة دخول مهمة لعدد كبير من المهاجرين (بحد أقصى 15,714 مهاجرًا في مارس). ولتحقيق هذا الهدف، زادت الحملة العسكرية من اعتقالات المهربين وملاحقة قواربهم، مما أدى إلى تراجع ملحوظ في تدفق المهاجرين عبر هذا الساحل حتى توقف تماما خلال شهري أكتوبر ونوفمبر 2023 في ديسمبر 2023 ، سجلت مصفوفة تتبع النزوح التابعة للمنظمة الدولية للهجرة في اليمن إجمالي 1,679 مهاجرًا دخلوا اليمن، بزيادة قدرها 13 بالمائة مقارنة بالشهر الماضي ( 1,465 ). عادة ما تكون شبوة بمثابة نقطة دخول للمهاجرين من الصومال ونادرا ما تشهد مغادرة المهاجرين من جيبوتي بسبب المسافة الكبيرة بين جيبوتي وشبوة. وفي شبوة، بلغ إجمالي عدد المهاجرين 1,197 غادروا من الصومال و 372 غادروا من جيبوتي).

ارتفع العدد الإجمالي للمهاجرين ) الذين دخلوا خلال شهر ديسمبر 1,569 .( الذين يدخلون عبر شبوة بنسبة سبعة في المائة في ديسمبر ( 1,569 ) مقارنة بشهر نوفمبر ( 1,465 وفقًا لمصفوفة تتبع النزوح، شكلت الحركات الناجمة عن النزاع 73 في المائة من جميع الحركات الواردة في ديسمبر 2023 . وقد لوحظت هذه الحركات حصريًا في شبوة، قادمة من باري، الصومال ( 70 ٪) وأوبوك، جيبوتي ( 30 ٪). سجل فريق مصفوفة تتبع النزوح في جيبوتي عودة 286 مهاجرًا ( 272 ذكرًا و 14 أنثى) إلى القرن الأفريقي خلال شهر ديسمبر 2023 بسبب الأزمة الإنسانية في اليمن وتحديات الوصول إلى المملكة العربية السعودية. ( بالإضافة إلى ذلك، لاحظت مصفوفة تتبع النزوح انخفاضًا في عدد العائدين اليمنيين بنسبة ستة بالمائة في ديسمبر ( 4,827 مقارنة بشهر نوفمبر ( 5,111 ). بين يناير وديسمبر 2023 ، سجلت مصفوفة تتبع النزوح إجمالي 97,210 مهاجرًا و 55,402 مهاجرًا يمنيًا عائدًا إلى اليمن

IOM Yemen DTM’s Flow Monitoring Registry (FMR) monitors migrant arrivals on the southern coastal border and Yemeni return locations on Yemen's northern border with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Enumerators placed at Flow Monitoring Points (FMPs) record migrant arrivals and returning Yemeni nationals to identify di_erent patterns of migration, and to provide quantitative estimates to help define the population of irregular migrants entering the country. FMR is not representative of all flows in Yemen and should be understood as only indicative of migration trends of the unknown total number of migrants arriving in Yemen at FMPs during the time frame indicated. Access constraints limit the ability to collect data at some migrant arrival points. In an effort to reduce the flow of migrants entering Yemen, which primarily crosses through its territory towards Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries, a joint military campaign was initiated in August 2023. This campaign focused on the coast of Lahj governorate, a significant entry point for a large number of migrants (max. 15,714 migrants in March). To achieve this goal, the military campaign increased detentions of smugglers and pursued their boats, leading to a steady decline in the flow of migrants through this coast until it had ceased entirely during October and November 2023.

In December 2023, IOM Yemen DTM recorded 1,679 migrants entering Yemen, an increase of 13 per cent compared to last month (1,465). Shabwah typically serves as an entry point for migrants from Somalia and rarely sees migrants departing from Djibouti due to the considerable distance between Djibouti and Shabwah. In Shabwah, the total number of migrants entered during December was 1,569 (1,197 departing from Somalia and 372 departing from Djibouti).

The overall number of migrants entering through Shabwah has increased by seven per cent in December (1,569) compared to November (1,465). According to DTM, conflict-induced movements constituted 73 per cent of all incoming movements in December 2023. These movements were exclusively observed in Shabwah, originating from Bari, Somalia (70%) and Obock, Djibouti (30%).

Djibouti DTM team recorded 286 migrants (272 males and 14 females) returned to the Horn of Africa during December 2023 due to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen and challenges in reaching Saudi Arabia. Additionally, DTM observed a decrease in Yemeni returnees by six per cent in December (4,827) compared to November (5,111). Between January and December 2023, DTM recorded a total of 97,210 migrants and 55,402 Yemeni migrant returnees to Yemen.

While the north of Iraq was gripped by the ISIL conflict, social movements, and popular demands for change to the status quo were growing in the center and south of the country. The recurrence of protests and demonstrations trended upwards after 2017,1 feeding a negative drift in the social and political environment in these areas. Frustration over poor governance and stalled living conditions formed the base of the population’s demands for change. The lack of (efficient) responses contributed to growing distrust in institutions.2 Underlying this trend is a sense of marginalization, especially in the southern governorates of Iraq, which this brief aims to analyze in more detail. This brief is part of a larger research project, A Climate of Fragility, carried out by IOM Iraq and Social Inquiry, that provides the first detailed profiling of southern governorates in Iraq in a decade, exploring population demographics, housing, access to services, socio-economic situation, agriculture, migration, wellbeing, governance, security, and social cohesion. The profiling is based on a large-scale household survey. The survey included a household module (applicable to the overall household situation), a personal module (gathering perceptions of the respondent), and a roster module (collecting personal characteristics of each household member). A total of 3,904 respondents were surveyed between December 2020 and January 2021 across the 18 districts in Basra, Thi-Qar, and Missan governorates. Thus, the sample is statistically representative at the governorate and district level, with district-level sampling stratified by urbanicity and gender, generating a representative sample for urban and rural respondents and male and female respondents. The outputs of this project also include a household profiling report of Basra, Thi-Qar, and Missan governorates, two additional thematic briefs on various forms of capital and employment, and an online portal that includes all reports and analysis, key findings, a dashboard, and public datasets for use.

DTM has been tracking climate-induced displacement across the central and southern regions of Iraq since June 2018. Drought, land degradation and increased salinity in important rivers and tributaries continue to place a strain on the agriculture, livestock herding and fishing industries, with many families unable to guarantee sufficient and sustainable livelihoods in rural areas. DTM’s tracking of climate-induced displacement aims to provide data on the number and location of vulnerable families forced to displace due to climatic and environmental factors. Data collection for this update took place between 1 and 15 September 2023. Data are collected through IOM’s Rapid Assessment and Response Teams (RARTs), who are deployed across Iraq (20% of enumerators are female). IOM’s RARTs collect data through interviews with key informants utilizing a large, well-established network of over 2,000 key informants that includes community leaders, mukhtars, local authorities and security forces. As of 15 September 2023, 21,798 families (130,788 individuals) remain displaced because of drought conditions across 12 governorates. Of these, 9,934 families are displaced within their district of origin (46%). The displaced families are dispersed across 471 locations, with the majority (74%) being urban locations.