Monthly Overview of:

• Arrivals in the Western Balkans
• Top three nationalities at arrivals in the reporting month
• Migrants presence in reception facilities
• Migrants presence outside reception facilities
• Ukrainian nationals in the Western Balkans
• Returns and reintegration

Базова оцінка території зареєстрованих ВПО надає детальні дані щодо кількості та географічного розташування офіційно зареєстрованих внутрішньо переміщених осіб (ВПО). Збір даних для 20-го туру базової оцінки території відбувався з 1 по 31 Січня 2023 року в 23 областях та місті Києві. У охоплених областях кількість зареєстрованих ВПО була зібрана для всіх 107 районів і 967 громад (67% усіх громад в охоплених областях). Крім того, 47% громад надали дані щодо кількості ВПО із гендерною розбивкою.

DTM Sudan deploys its Emergency Event Tracking (EET) methodology to track sudden incidents of displacement, provide more frequent updates on the scale of displacement that occurs between Mobility Tracking rounds, and provide the humanitarian community with a first-of-its-kind evidence base to engage in life-saving and urgent interventions.

As soon as an incident takes place, DTM Sudan’s wide network of over 300 enumerators collect preliminary information on whether displacement has taken place, or potentially could. With this information, DTM Sudan activates Early Warning Flash Alerts within the first 24-48 hours of an incident to notify partners on sudden events here EET activities may subsequently take place. Subsequently, EET can then be activated within 72-96 hours of an incident induced by conflict or natural disaster to assist in rapid response planning.

Just as with Mobility Tracking, the EET methodology utilizes key informant networks to monitor IDPs once displacement has occurred, continuing to track the IDP caseload along several indicators over time. Enumerators collect information on IDP population estimates (households and individuals), place of arrival/departure, locations of origin, reasons for displacement and return, shelter typology, protection vulnerabilities, and priority needs, amongst others. EETs also collect Sex and Age Disaggregated Data (SADD), which provides an insight into the demographic and specific gender nuances present in Sudan and is crucial for designing protection-focused programming and policies which prioritize access to basic services for vulnerable groups, such as women and children.

Through EET, DTM produces an evidence base for strategy and program design and development, humanitarian coordination, and joint funding appeals, as well as informing operational response planning to protect, assist, and advocate on behalf of vulnerable and displaced populations.

Between 24 February 2022 and 5 February 2023, 919,090 Ukrainian citizens and 1,010,713 TCNs entered the Republic of Moldova from all border control points. Almost 53 per cent of Ukrainian citizens entered from land BCPs with Ukraine, 13 per cent from land BCPs with Romania and 13 per cent arrived by plane.  Only 8 per cent of crossing of TCNs were recorded from Ukraine, 61 per cent from Romania and 31 per cent arrived by plane. 

During the same period, 816,309 Ukrainian citizens and 759,023 TCNs left the Republic of Moldova. About 49 per cent of Ukrainian citizens were registered leaving the Republic of Moldova towards Ukraine, 42 per cent towards Romania and 9 per cent left by plane. Similarly, 5 per cent of all TCNs left the country towards Ukraine, 59 per cent toward Romania and 36 per cent left by plane.

As of 5 February, 102,781 Ukrainian refugees were recorded in the country. 251,690 TCNs were recorded: 6,113 of these TCNs had arrived from Ukraine.

Considering the current developments of the war in Ukraine, the growing needs of the displaced population and the local communities hosting them, this report focuses on the observable trends in the data on TCNs who entered the Republic of Moldova from Ukraine. 

In January 2023, IOM Yemen DTM recorded 10,707 migrants entering Yemen, barely an increase of 1 per cent from December 2022 (10,620). In Lahj (7,904 migrants) DTM has noted a dramatic drop of (-4) per cent in arrivals compared to the last month (8,220 migrants). This stands in contrast to Shabwah (2,803) which registered an increase this month by 17 per cent. In other terms, migration flows shifted from Obock, Djibouti (-4%) towards Bari, Somalia (+17%). The overall increase could be linked to weather conditions, sea tides and decreased coast guard patrolling in Djibouti. While travel had been primarily due to economic reasons in the first half of 2022, DTM has been recording conflict induced movements since August 2022, being the reason for 21 per cent of all incoming movements in January 2023. All conflict motivated travel was recorded in Shabwah coming from Bari, Somalia (32% children, 15% women, and 53% men).

Due to the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Yemen and the challenges in moving towards KSA, many migrants opted to return to the Horn of Africa. DTM teams in Djibouti recorded that during January 2023, a total of 587 migrants took the risky return by boat from Yemen to travel home. Meanwhile, DTM reported 5,100 Yemeni returns from KSA in January 2023, compared to 5,047 in December 2022.

The migrant caseload was around 97 per cent Ethiopian nationals, and around three per cent Somali nationals. The migrants are predominantly male (77%), with 5 per cent women, (15%) boys and three per cent girls also among the travelers.

Through January’s reporting period, 2,803 migrants arrived from Somalia and were recorded 2,565 at Ber Ali and 235 at Ayn Bamabad flow monitoring points in Shabwah governorate. In Lahj governorate, 7,904 migrants arrived from Djibouti, where 4,149 were recorded at Al Azaf flow monitoring point (FMP), 2,565 at Hasy Eisa, 833 at Al Cawhah FMP, 335 at Al Makhabbah FMP, and 186 at Al Saqya FMP.