This report is based on a survey of displacement patterns, needs and intentions conducted by IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) in the 11 countries included in the Regional Response Plan for Ukraine in 2023: 6 countries neighbouring Ukraine – Belarus, Hungary, Poland, Republic  of  Moldova, Romania and Slovakia – and other 5 countries particularly impacted by the arrivals of refugees from Ukraine since the start of the war in February 2022 – Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

Romania - Key findings:

• High inclusion rate: 61% registered to healthcare services, 86% applied to EU temporary protection, 91% of the UA children are enrolled in a school.
• Employment status: applied for a job (24%), employed (51%), unemployed and not looking for a  job (45%).
• Main destination countries: 3% are transiting Romania with the top 3 destination countries: Lithuania, Germany and the UK.
• Intention to stay: yes (51%), already settled (31%), Ukrainian residence (10%), does not know (4%), no (3%). 
• Top areas of assistance received*: accommodation (57%), financial services (56%), food supplies (56%) or sanitary supplies (44%). 
• Top inclusion challenges: language (74%) employment (25%), medical services (12%), children schooling (10%).
• Main needs: financial support (57%), general information (51%), health services (50%), sanitary supplies (39%) and food supplies (36%). 

This report is based on a survey of displacement patterns, needs and intentions conducted by IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) in the 11 countries included in the Regional Response Plan for Ukraine in 2023: 6 countries neighbouring Ukraine – Belarus, Hungary, Poland, Republic  of  Moldova, Romania and Slovakia – and other 5 countries particularly impacted by the arrivals of refugees from Ukraine since the start of the war in February 2022 – Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

Republic of Moldova - Key findings:

• Top oblasts of origin Odeska (25%), Vinnytska (17%), Mykolaivska (11%), Kyivska city (11%), Dnipropetrovska (6%), Kharkivska (4%).
• Intentions to move: settled or planning to settle in the Republic of Moldova (49%), transiting to another country (45%), mainly to Romania, Germany and Canada. Move back to place of origin in Ukraine (4%).
• Employment status: employed (4%), daily workers (2%), unemployed and looking for a job (23%), student (22%), maternity leave (9%).
• Top needs: cash support (41%), medicines (23%), personal hygiene items (19%), health services (14%), food (13%).
• Top areas of assistance received: food supplies (74%), personal hygiene items (66%), financial support (62%), clothes & shoes (30%).
• Main inclusion challenges: financial issues (37%), housing (23%), language (7%), hunger (4%).
• Women refugees: women travelling with children (78%), pregnant or lactating (7%).

This report is based on a survey of displacement patterns, needs and intentions conducted by IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) in the 11 countries included in the Regional Response Plan for Ukraine in 2023: 6 countries neighbouring Ukraine – Belarus, Hungary, Poland, Republic  of  Moldova, Romania and Slovakia – and other 5 countries particularly impacted by the arrivals of refugees from Ukraine since the start of the war in February 2022 – Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

Poland - Key findings:

• Top oblasts of origin: Kyiv City (11%), Vinnytska (10%), Ternopilska (9%), Kharkivska (8%), Dnipropetrovska (7%), Chernivetska (6%).
• Intentions to move: return to Ukraine (56%), no intention to move (39%), to another country (3%), where top three countries were Germany, Canada and Norway.
• Employment status: employed (28%), unemployed and not looking  for  a  job  (18%), unemployed and looking for a job (17%), retired (20%).
• Top needs: financial support (52%), health services (31%), medicines   (29%), long-term accommodation (27%).
• Top areas of assistance among aid recipients:* food (92%), financial support (77%), personal hygiene (73%), clothes (65%), accommodation (63%).
• Top inclusion  challenges:  financial issues (43%), language (40%), employment (22%), housing (21%), school access (15%).

The snapshot presents the number of Bangladeshi nationals who arrived by land and sea in the European Union and those who transited through the Western Balkan and Eastern Europe region, which comprise a portion but not all arrivals to EU in 2022. The data on arrivals and transits is made available by national authorities and then gathered by the IOM DTM Europe. Numbers of apprehensions or registrations at the border in the Western Balkan and Eastern Europe region are not summed up to avoid double counting of the same persons who transit through multiple countries in their intent to reach Central and Northern Europe. The snapshot is part of the outputs of the EU-funded Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) project “Regional Evidence for Migration Analysis and Policy” (REMAP). The objective of DTM REMAP is to increase the effectiveness of humanitarian and development efforts on migration and displacement in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

IOM Pakistan collects data on the outflows of undocumented Afghan migrants at the Torkham and Chaman border crossing points in an effort to better understand the migration movements of undocumented Afghan migrants returning to Afghanistan from Pakistan.

Between 23 April and 06 May 2023, 2,704 undocumented Afghan nationals spontaneously returned to Afghanistan, including 74 through the Torkham border point and 2,630 through the Chaman border point. Border authorities facilitated the return of 236 individuals due to the lack of legal documentation to remain in Pakistan. Therefore, information about these individuals are not included in the count. Although IOM identified 23,763 undocumented Afghan returnees (between 1 January - 06 May 2023) at two border crossings, this may not reflect the total number of undocumented Afghan returnees. Moreover, for this study, only the head of household or representative of the family were interviewed. This means that the number of interviews conducted by the enumerators is lower than the number of returnees recorded by IOM. Between 23 April and 06 May 2023, IOM interviewed 210 respondents.

The DTM Emergency Tracking Tool (ETT) is deployed to track and to collect information on large and sudden population movements, provide frequent updates on the scale of displacement and quantify the affected population when needed. As a sub-component of the Mobility Tracking methodology in Nigeria, ETT utilises direct observations and a broad network of key informants to capture the best estimates of the affected population per location, enabling targeted humanitarian response planning.
Between 1 and 7 May 2023, a total of 1,639 new arrivals were recorded in locations in Adamawa and Borno states. The new arrivals were recorded at locations in Askira/Uba, Bama, Gwoza, Hawul, Kala Balge* and Monguno Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the most conflict-affected State of Borno and in Fufore, Gombi, Hong, Lamurde, Maiha, Michika, Mubi North, Mubi South, Song, Yola North and Yola South LGAs of Adamawa State

On the 2nd of May, windstorms struck Boarding Primary School Camp (Transit Camp) in Kala/balge LGA of Borno State. The windstorms affected a total of 194 individuals from 73 households. The windstorms also damaged 20 shelters and five brick/block latrines.

Between 8 and 9 May, clashes between herders and farmers were reported in the communities of Imande Lortim and Tse Vambe in the Nzorov ward and the community of Tse-Gyer in the Mbabai ward of Guma LGA in Benue State. The clashes affected 492 individuals and displaced 332 individuals from Tse-Gyer to Uikpam IDP Camp. While the affected individuals in Imande Loritim and Tse Vambe remained in the communities. As a result of the clashes, 12 fatalities and 36 injuries were reported.

The Registered IDP Area Baseline Assessment provides granular data on the number and geographic location of officially registered internally displaced persons (IDPs). This report assesses registered IDP presence at the raion level, also mapping the recorded change since the previous round. Round 23 presents the data of the registered IDP population disaggregated by gender and age, as well as their distribution for three specific age groups.

The data collected for the Area Baseline Assessment Round 23 reflects the registered IDP population as of 30 April 2023 across 23 oblasts and Kyiv city. In the covered areas, the number of registered IDPs was collected for 108 raions and 984 hromadas (74% of all hromada covered in Ukrainian government-controlled areas). Data disaggregated by age and gender were provided for 75 per cent of the administrative units covered.

There are 343,213 individuals currently displaced by drought in Gedo region. Since round 58 an estimated 4,958 IDPs arrived at the assessed settlements.