OVERVIEW: The Flow Monitoring Registry (FMR) of the IOM Yemen Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) monitors the arrival of migrants along Yemen’s southern coastal border and the return of Yemeni nationals along its northern border with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to identify migration patterns and provide quantitative estimates of the irregular migrant population entering the country. It’s crucial to understand that the FMR does not capture all migration flows in Yemen; instead, it provides indicative insights into migration trends based on a known total number of migrants arriving along monitored coast and land borders during the reporting period.

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS: In June 2024, the IOM Yemen DTM tracked 1,820 migrants entering Yemen, an eight per cent increase from the total figure reported in the previous month (1,685 migrants). All migrants (100%) left from Bari Region in Somalia.

Among the total migrants recorded, 17 per cent were children, 24 per cent were women, and 59 per cent were men.

Typically, Lahj serves as an entry point for migrants departing through Djibouti whereas Shabwah serves as an entry point for migrants departing through Somalia. During this reporting period, all migrants departed from Somalia to the coastal area of Shabwah Governorate. During the same period, no migrants departed from Djibouti to Lahj due to a military campaign in Lahj Governorate. The campaign aims at reducing and stopping the arrival of migrants by intercepting boats and detaining smugglers. Since it started in August 2023, the campaign resulted a near-zero arrival of migrant flow through this route in the subsequent months with a single exception in December 2023 when boat transported 110 migrants ashore.

The DTM team identified 3,556 Yemeni returnees in June 2024, an 11 per cent decrease compared to the number of returnees in May (4,010 individuals). Additionally, the team recorded a total of 267 migrants that were deported from Oman back to Deifen Point in Shahan district of Al Maharah Governorate, Yemen. All deported migrants from Oman were Ethiopian nationals.

While the worsening humanitarian crisis in Yemen has compelled some migrants to make the difficult decision to return to their home countries in the Horn of Africa, others have reportedly been deported by authorities. In June 2024, DTM recorded a total of 847 migrants leaving Yemen either voluntarily or deported by boat from Yemen. This group was composed of 89 per cent men, eight per cent women, and two per cent children.

Furthermore, in June 2024, the Djibouti DTM team reported a total of 642 migrants (92% men, 6% women, and 2% children) arrived in Djibouti from Yemen. These figures underscore the significant challenges migrants in Yemen face and the desperate circumstances that have led them to risk dangerous sea voyages.

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 to 13 July 2024, IOM Yemen DTM tracked 1,745 households (HH) (10,470 Individuals) who experienced displacement at least once.

Between 7 and 13 July 2024, IOM Yemen DTM tracked 29 households (174 individuals) displaced at least once. The majority of people moved into/within the following governorates and districts:

• Ma’rib (26 HHs) – Ma’rib City (14 HHs), Ma’rib (12 HHs) districts. Most displacements in the governorate originated from Al Hodeidah and Ma’rib.
• Al Hodeidah (3 HHs) – Hays (2 HHs), Al Khukhah (1 HH) districts. All displacements in the governorate were internal.

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

• Al Hodeidah (7 HHs) – Bayt Al Faqih (2 HHs), Al Jarrahi (2 HHs), Al Marawiah (1 HH) districts.
• Ma’rib (4 HHs) – Majzar (2 HHs), Harib (1 HH), Al Jubah (1 HH) districts.
• Dhamar (3 HH) – Al Hada (1 HH), Dawran Anis (1 HH), Wusab Al Aali (1 HH) districts.

IOM identified 28 additional households displaced in the previous reporting period, which covered 30 June - 06 July 2024, in the governorates of Al Hodeidah (15 HHs), Ta’iz (11 HHs), and Ma’rib (2 HHs). These figures have been added to the cumulative displacement total recorded since the beginning of the year.

L'est de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC), en particulier le Nord-Kivu, est en proie à un conflit complexe et persistant. Ce conflit est caractérisé par la présence de différents groupes armés tels que le groupe armé M23, les Forces armées congolaises (FARDC) et leurs alliés respectifs, y compris les forces régionales de la Communauté de développement de l'Afrique australe, avec l'utilisation de munitions lourdes causant des dommages importants et des pertes en vies humaines dans les zones de déplacement du Nord et du Sud-Kivu.

Depuis le début du mois de juin 2024, le conflit s'est intensifié simultanément dans plusieurs villages des territoires déjà sous tension, dont le territoire de Lubero, qui est devenu le quatrième territoire du Nord-Kivu à être touché par la crise du M23, après les territoires de Rutshuru, Nyiragongo et Masisi. Ces affrontements, qui ont duré plusieurs jours, ont entraîné l'occupation par le groupe armé M23 de plusieurs villages et villes importants, notamment Kanyabayonga, Miriki, Luofu Kayna et Kirumba, ainsi que d'autres villages du territoire de Lubero.

Cette situation a entraîné d'importants déplacements de civils à l'intérieur et à l'extérieur de la province du Nord-Kivu. L'extension de la crise du M23 dans les territoires de Lubero et de Masisi au Nord-Kivu a accentué et aggravé la situation humanitaire des personnes déplacées, mais a également créé de nouvelles vagues de déplacement de la population vers des villages considérés comme stables au Sud-Kivu. La ville de Goma et les zones adjacentes aux territoires contrôlés par le M23 au Nord et au Sud-Kivu, accueillent un grand nombre de personnes déplacées et manquent de ressources pour les soutenir suffisamment.

Depuis le 4 juillet 2024, le gouvernement des États-Unis a annoncé une trêve humanitaire de deux semaines, à compter du 5 juillet 2024, pour permettre une désescalade des tensions au Nord et au Sud-Kivu, la reprise des pourparlers en vue d'un règlement pacifique du conflit, et pour aider la population civile à accéder à une assistance humanitaire cruciale dans les zones de déplacement.

Depuis le début de la crise, l'OIM, par le biais de la Matrice de suivi des déplacements (DTM), continue de mener une série d'évaluations rapides, y compris le suivi des situations d'urgence (EET/ERM), l'analyse des crises et l'enregistrement, avec pour priorité de répondre aux besoins d'information immédiats afin de comprendre la dynamique et les besoins des déplacements.

Ce rapport présente les résultats des évaluations menées dans les différentes zones de déplacement et de retour du 1 juin au 5 juillet 2024. Il couvre les déplacements et les retours liés à la crise M23.

Following the armed conflict in Sudan in April 2023, thousands of people were forced to leave the country and take refuge in Chad, mainly in the east. These Chadian nationals, who ahd been living in SUdan for many years, were registered by IOM in 41 displacement sites in the Sila and Ouaddaï provinces. The majority (61%) of the displacement sites are in the Adré sub-prefecture, and make up 55% of the total returnee population in the two provinces. 

The aim of the assessment is to measure the profiles, vulnerabilities and needs of the populatiosn displaced by this crisis, in order to better orient pprogramming of durable solutions for the displaced population.

Data was collected through itnerviews with key informants (local authorities, village chiefs, IDP representatives and site managers) in villages and IDP reception sites, as well as through direct observations in these localities. 

This dashboard preents the results of assessments carried out from 03 Janaury to 08 February 2024, in 41 locations acorss the Ouaddaï and Sila proinces.  

Between 01 and 07 July 2024, a total of 1,893 new arrivals were recorded at locations in Adamawa and Borno states. The new arrivals were recorded at locations in Askira/Uba, Bama, Biu, Damboa, Dikwa, Gubio, Gwoza, Hawul, Kaga, Kala Balge, Konduga, Mafa, Mobbar, Monguno and Ngala Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the most conflict-affected Borno State, and in Fufore, Gombi, Hong, Lamurde, Madagali, Maiha, Michika, Mubi South, Song, Yola North and Yola South LGAs of Adamawa State.

ETT assessments identified the following movement triggers: poor living conditions (634 individuals or 33%), military operations (407 individuals or 22%), fear of attack (250 individuals or 13%), seasonal farming (240 individuals or 13%), improved security (208 individuals or 11%), attacks (85 individuals or 4%), family re-unification (48 individuals or 3%) and access to humanitarian support (21 individuals or 1%).

South Sudan is grappling with a multifaceted humanitarian crisis marked by significant internal displacements. The factors fueling these displacement dynamics are diverse, encompassing communal clashes, land disputes, insecurity, violence, disasters, and cross-border movements.

During the period from the 1st to the 30th of June 2024, a sequence of events unfolded, resulting in the displacement of 7,381 individuals in Panyijar (4,476 individuals) and Tonj North counties (2,905 individuals). Insights gathered from key informants suggest that these displacements were primarily triggered by disasters, specifically floods. Consequently, these occurrences have given rise to pressing humanitarian needs, with affected populations highlighting shelter, food, and non-food items (NFIs) as their top three urgent requirements demanding immediate humanitarian intervention.

Migratory flows from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (hereinafter, Venezuela) into Trinidad and Tobago have shown unprecedented increases since 2018. In 2019, the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (GORTT) initiated a Venezuelan Migrant Registration Framework (MRF), with subsequent re-registration exercises in 2021 and 2023. There was a total of 16, 523 registrants, which effectively legitimized their status and facilitated their access to legal employment opportunities. In that same year, the GORTT also instituted visa requirements for Venezuelan nationals to enter or transit Trinidad and Tobago.

Four years later, reports suggest an estimated total of 38,000 Venezuelan refugees and migrants will reside in Trinidad and Tobago by the end of 2023.1 Accordingly, geographic proximity and evolving political and socio-economic realities continue to motivate migration flows to Trinidad and Tobago. Notwithstanding, local authorities and past Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) reports have confirmed increased irregular entries.

Given these dynamics, the 2023 DTM maintains the timely and consistent annual opportunity to explore the variable situation of Venezuelan nationals as they attempt to address their socio-economic vulnerabilities and explore sustainable livelihoods within Trinidad and Tobago. The International Organization for Migration’s (IOM’s) DTM is a system to track and monitor displacement and population mobility. It is designed to capture, process, and disseminate critical multi-layered information on the movement, challenges, and needs of displaced and mobile populations, regularly and systematically. Hence, the DTM affords decision-makers and responders evidence-based insights to guide specific interventions to targeted vulnerable populations.

In this 2023 DTM edition, a total of 1,395 Venezuelan nationals were surveyed, between November and December 2023. The areas with the highest number of respondents were Chaguanas, Tunapuna/Piarco, and Penal/Debe.