This report presents the latest available data on recent trends concerning migration issues in Uzbekistan, drawing upon data available for January-March 2024 and providing relevant comparisons on migration trends based on information from national and international datasets that are available to the public. The report includes recent major global and regional events that are significantly impacting the migration situation in the country. The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine has impacted traditional migration corridors in the region since 2022. Furthermore, the impact of the changing labour migration flows, the increase of migration related to climate change, the growing urbanization process, the social-economic circumstances, increased irregular migration trends and other major events are also described as main contributing factors of the human mobility and migratory movements in the given period in the country.

Базовая оценка мобильности была проведена в 10 областях, включая 3 города Республиканского значения - г. Шымкент, г. Алматы, г. Астана, а также 1245 сёл, в период с декабря 2023г. по январь 2024г. Во время оценки, было проинтервьюировано 2303 ключевых информаторов. По оценкам ключевых информаторов, 639 799 международных трудящихся мигрантов проживали в исследуемых локациях с 2020г. по 2023г.. Также, было выявлено 41 574 внутренних мигрантов в 10 областях, а 10 544 граждан Казахстана проживали за границей в качестве эмигрантов. К тому же, было выявлено 6005 возвратных мигрантов в исследуемых областях.

L’évaluation rapide de l’OIM (Emergency Event Tracking, EET) est un outil mis en place dans le but de collecter des informations sur les mouvements importants et soudains des populations. Ces informations sont collectées à la suite de visites terrain et/ou d’entretiens téléphoniques avec les informateurs clés des sites de déplacement ou des communautés d’accueil. Les informations sont ensuite recueillies dans les outils ERM. Ce rapport synthétique présente les résultats des évaluations réalisées du 1 – 7 juillet 2024 à travers des évaluations menées sur terrain avec les informateurs clé.

A partir du 25 mai 2024, des affrontements ont été signalés dans les hauts plateaux du territoire de Fizi entre deux groupes armés : le groupe CNPCS (Babembe) et le groupe Maï-Maï Bishambuke (Bafuliru). Ce conflit a occasionné un déplacement significatif de la population du territoire de Fizi (dans les secteurs de Ngandja et Mutambala des groupements Kitongo, Basikalangwa et Basimunyaka-Sud) dans les villages de Bijombo, Babengwa, Kalingi, Rugezi, Bishaka, Bibokoboko, Na-aso, Mulunguamabwe, Mamba-matangi, Titili, Kitumba, Kabanja, Lulenge et Masike vers les villages de Basimweya/Lumbwe (1), Basilubanda/Lumbwe (2), Basilubanda/Namukala (du groupements Basikalangwa et Luchimu du groupement Basikasilu dans le secteur de Ngandja) du territoire de Fizi dans la province du Sud-Kivu. La majorité de ces personnes déplacées sont hébergées dans les familles d’accueil et peu d’eux a reçu une assistance humanitaire.

This latest round of Emergency Trends Tracking was initiated in April 2024 to monitor displacements movements during the Gu rainy season. Districts covered in this round include Afgooye, Afmadow, Baardheere, Baidoa, Balcad, Belet Weyne, Dayniile, Gaalkacyo, Garoowe, Hodan, Jamaame, Jowhar, Kahda, Kismaayo, Luuq.

ETT is a crisis-based tool that tracks sudden displacement triggered by specific events or emerging crises. The objective of ETT is to help prioritize humanitarian response and to enable partners to deliver rapid assistance. Based on previous shock induced displacement patterns, the humanitarian community expects that people will continue to move toward urban areas in search of humanitarian services. Consequently, the ETT coverage focuses on the main urban centers and surrounding villages for each assessed district. The data is collected through Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) at the location level, from Sunday to Wednesday every week. It includes information on new arrivals, numbers and demographic of IDPs, reasons for displacement, intentions, humanitarian assistance and priority needs among others.

The ETT tool also adapts to regional contexts: because of the very high number of IDP sites in Khada and Daynile districts in Banadir region and in Baidoa district in Bay region, a zonal approach has been adopted for these areas. Each week, KIIs are first conducted at the zone level to indicate to the field teams which locations have received the most new arrivals and which need to be assessed.

To facilitate the joint analysis of the CCCM (Camp Coordination and Camp Management) Cluster’s New Arrivals Tracker (NAT) and ETT data, the assistance and needs indicators are identical in both tools.

L’évaluation rapide de l’OIM (Emergency Event Tracking, EET) est un outil mis en place dans le but de collecter des informations sur les mouvements importants et soudains des populations. Ces informations sont collectées à la suite de visites terrain et/ou d’entretiens téléphoniques avec les informateurs clés des sites de déplacement ou des communautés d’accueil. Les informations sont ensuite recueillies dans les outils ERM. Ce rapport synthétique présente les résultats des évaluations réalisées du 26 juin – 7 juillet 2024 à travers des évaluations menées sur terrain avec les informateurs clé.

À la suite des affrontements entre deux groupes armés (le groupe Bichambuke et le groupe Maï-Maï Yakotumba) en mai 2024, 416 ménages, soit 2 534 individus, ont été deplacees vers l’aire de santé de Kilicha (dans le secteur de Nganja, territoire de Fizi) dans les villages de Rubondo, Kitumba et Mondo Kasakwa (dans le territoire de Fizi, dans le groupement de Busimunyaka-Sud) et de Tulambo, Epombo, Bibwe, Makutano (dans  le territoire de Mwenga, dans le groupement de Basimunyaka-Nord). Les besoins humanitaires sont considérables dans l'ensemble des zones touchées et la situation sécuritaire et humanitaire risque de se détériorer davantage dans le territoire.

In 2023, IOM was commissioned by the Swedish Government to carry out a survey that offered an overview of the living conditions, intentions, needs, and integration challenges of displaced persons from Ukraine who were in Sweden at the beginning of the second year of implementation of the temporary protection (TP) directive in the country. (IOM Europe, 2023).1 In 2024, a second study was commissioned to IOM with the same target population to focus more specifically on intentions for the future after 2.5 years since the start of the full scale invasion of Ukraine. The survey was conducted from 24 April 2024 to 15 May 2024.

The total sample is composed of 3,451 valid surveys (64% women, 35% men, 1% other). Of them, 99 per cent are Ukrainians nationals and 1 per cent are Third-Country Nationals (TCNs). Also, 1,352 (39%) declare to have participated in the first 2023 survey, while 41 per cent do not and 20 per cent are not sure. The size and structure of the sample allow extrapolating main quantitative findings for the entire reference population, for women, men and by geographical areas of residence. Also, the analysis of the qualitative comments accompanying closed-ended questions  provide context to numerical findings. The answers have systematically been compared with those obtained in the 2023 survey, making this report a unique source of data not only on the profiles and current intentions of TP holders, but also on changes compared to the 2023 results.

According to the latest figures from the Turkish Presidency of Migration Management (PMM), there are more than 4.4 million foreigners in Türkiye, of whom 3.4 million are seeking international protection. Most of them are Syrians (3,111,0471) who have been granted temporary protection status. Another group of foreigners are international protection holders mainly from Iraq, Afghanistan, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Ukraine. In 2023, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), there were 258,4162 refugees and asylum-seekers in Türkiye.

In addition, 1,113,3153 foreigners with residence permits were in Türkiye as of June 2024, which is 179,5194 people less than in June 2023.

The IOM Afghanistan’s DTM Flow Monitoring activity is designed to provide insights into the mobility patterns at Afghanistan’s border points with the Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan. The activity involves two interlinked exercises: the Flow Monitoring Counting (FMC), a headcount of individuals crossing the border, and the Flow Monitoring Surveys (FMS), which collect data on the profiles and intentions of randomly selected Afghan nationals. DTM FM is operational at four main crossing points (connected to Afghanistan’s National Highway) as well as seven other crossing points with Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan. This weekly snapshot combines information from the FM activity and various IOM sources related to cross-border movement. For a detailed explanation of the methodology used in gathering this data, the report directs readers to the section titled “IOM INFLOW DATA” on the last page.