As part of the the second phase of the Libyan national COVID-19 vaccination campaign led by the Libyan National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), IOM conducted awareness raising sessions on COVID-19 vaccines with a total of 584 adult migrants (81 females and 503 males) in two locations, Ain Zara detention centre and a community setting in Hai Alandalus municipality during the reporting period (13 - 19 Feb 2022).

Le suivi des flux de populations (Flow Monitoring, FM) est un exercice qui vise à identifier les zones de forte mobilité interne et transfrontalière à fin de mieux comprendre les caractéristiques des flux migratoires. Ce rapport présente les données obtenues pendant le mois de Janvier 2022 au niveau des FMPs de Boundoufourdou dans la préfecture de Koundara au Nord du pays et de Kourémalé dans la préfecture de Siguiri au Nord-Est de la Guinée. Ces données sont collectées lors de l’enregistrement des flux effectués auprès des voyageurs.  ​

Dans le cadre de la réponse au Cyclone Batsirai ayant frappé la côte Est de Madagascar le 5 février 2022 les équipes de l’OIM et de la BNGRC ont mené une évaluation rapide multisectorielle auprès d’informateurs clés dans les sites accueillant des personnes déplacées Cette évaluation a été mené dans 37 sites identifiés par le BNGRC et les acteurs humanitaires, dont 17 accueillent actuellement des personnes déplacées internes L’évaluation a été menée le 20 février 2022 et avait pour but de collecter des informations sur la localisation des sites, le nombre de ménages déplacés et les besoins sectoriels prioritaires

In The Gambia, DTM conducts Flow Monitoring activities at several important transit locations in:

1) Barra (FMPs are located at the ferry terminal  and the main garage);

2) Farafenni (FMPs are located at Farafenni main  garage, Farafenni Ballan-Ghar garage, Farafenni McCarthy and Sanjally  garage, Farafenni turntable garage and the truck garage);

3) Basse (FMPs are  situated at the main garage and the bus station in Basse Santa-Su) and 

4) Brikama (FMPs are located at the main garage and the Bus station).

These activities enable DTM to  monitor the movements of passengers within, out of and towards The Gambia as well as the movements of those passengers transiting The Gambia.

This report presents the key results from the Flow Monitoring Survey conducted in November 2021 2021. The report presents data collected on flows, routes, departure, destination and demographic profiles of travellers observed at the FMPs.    

HIGHLIGHTS (From 01 to 30 June 2021)
• 181 new cases – 41 new deaths | source: WHO
• Updates on the numbers of new cases in areas controlled by Sana’a DFA are not available.
• 3,545 Non-Yemeni migrants arrived at the southern governorates of Lahj and Hadramaut and in addition to 1,231 Yemeni returns from KSA.
• No IDP Households reported COVID-19 as the reason of displacement. So far, the total number of IDPs who have cited COVID-19 as the primary reason for displacement is 1,559 households (see RDT Dashboard for more information).
• On 30 June Minister of Public Health and Population, Dr. Qassem Buheibeh, inaugurated the second phase of the immunization campaign against coronavirus and administered the second dose of AstraZeneca vaccine to workers in the health sector, the elderly and those with chronic diseases, in 48 districts spread over 13 governorates.
• Saudi Arabia authorities at the land border point are now requesting Yemenis to provide a COVID-19 vaccination certificate to allow them to enter KSA.

During the reporting period (09 to 15 February 2022), a total of 45 movements were recorded – 39 Arrivals (1,885 individuals), 1 transit (63 individuals) and 5 departures (126 individuals). The largest arrival movements were recorded in Nangade (697 individuals), Cidade de Pemba (619 individuals), Montepuez (214 individuals), and Metuge (142 individuals). The largest departure was observed in Mueda (53 individuals). Of the total population captured by the ETT, 78 per cent were displaced for the first time, and 22 per cent of reported IDPs had been displaced more than once prior to this latest movement.

DTM is a system to track and monitor displacement and population mobility. It is designed to regularly and systematically capture, process and disseminate information to provide a better understanding of the movements and evolving needs of displaced populations, whether on site or en route. Data collection strategies and tools are based on the DTM global methodology but have been adapted to reflect the context and population movements specific to Sudan. 

This product outlines DTM's methodological components operating currently in Sudan namely, Mobility Tracking, Early Warning Flash Alerts and Emergency Event Tracking, Situation Assessments, Registration Activities, Flow Monitoring Registry and Integrated Location Assessment.

Within the framework of the COVID-19 emergency, since March 19, 2020, the Government of Costa Rica has kept its land border with Panama closed, and the Binational Controlled Flow Operation, agreed between the governments of Costa Rica and Panama at the Paso Canoas border to ensure an orderly and safe migration of migrants moving through the Americas, was stopped. As of the date of this report, there is no approximate date for its reimplementation.

Given the presence of this irregular migration flow, since August 24, 2021, IOM Panama has published information on the irregular migration flow in Darien, Panama under the context of COVID-19. Based on this information, it has been identified that during 2021 the flow of people in a situation of mobility through the Americas with destination to North America is on the rise: according to SNM data, in the period between August and November 2021, the irregular entry of 126,675 migrants of different nationalities has been registered at the border between Colombia and Panama: Haiti (62%), Cuba (13%), Chile (8%), Brazil (7%), Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (2%), among other countries in South America, Africa and Asia.

In Costa Rica, an increase has been identified in the number of migrants from the migration flow who decide to stay in the country, mainly people from Haiti, who, in some cases, have requested refuge in the country before the General Directorate of Migration and Foreigners (DGME). According to data from the DGME, between May and December 2021, 4,296 rejections were carried out in Paso Canoas.

En el marco de la emergencia por la COVID-19, desde el 19 de marzo del 2020, el Gobierno de Costa Rica mantiene cerradas su frontera terrestre con Panamá para la Operación Binacional  Flujo Controlado, acordado así entre los gobiernos de Costa Rica y Panamá en la frontera de Paso Canoas para procurar una migración ordenada y segura de personas migrantes en situación de movilidad por América, se detuvo. A la fecha de este Informe, no se cuenta con una fecha aproximada para su reimplementación.

Ante la presencia de este flujo migratorio irregular, desde el 24 de agosto de 2021, OIM Panamá ha publicado información sobre el flujo migratorio irregular en Darién, Panamá bajo el contexto de la COVID-19. A partir de esta información se ha identificado que durante el 2021 el flujo de personas en situación de movilidad por las Américas con destino hacia Norteamérica se encuentra en aumento: según datos del SNM, en el periodo comprendido entre agosto y noviembre de 2021, se ha registrado en la frontera entre Colombia y Panamá, el ingreso irregular de 126.675 personas migrantes de diferentes nacionalidades: Haití (62%), Cuba (13%), Chile (8%), Brasil (7%), República Bolivariana de Venezuela (2%), entre otros países del Sur de América, África y Asia.

En Costa Rica, se ha identificado un aumento en la cantidad de personas migrantes del flujo migratorio que deciden quedarse en el país, principalmente personas originarias de Haití, que, en algunos casos, han solicitado refugio en el país ante la Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería (DGME). De acuerdo con datos de la DGME, durante mayo y diciembre 2021 se han realizaron 4.296 rechazos en Paso Canoas.

The current outbreak of COVID-19 has affected global mobility in the form of various travel disruptions and restrictions. To better understand how COVID-19 affects global mobility, DTM has developed a COVID-19 database mapping the different restrictions to provide a global overview. For this, DTM uses the IATA site as the primary source of restrictions with the information reported per country and territory, and to the country of application.

Data collected includes:

1. Date of restriction 
2. Country, territory or area of restriction
3. Countries, territories or areas on which restrictions were imposed
4. Type of restriction- total restriction, or conditional restriction – such as medical/ and or visa restriction

This DTM COVID-19 Travel Restrictions Output presents an analysis based on country imposing, the country being imposed upon, and the aggregation of the restriction type. The aim of the data analysis is to provide an overview of the COVID-19 outbreak on global mobility and to help identify and develop responses.