On 21 December 2021, following a communal conflict in the Far North region of Cameroon, 104 households (745 individuals), made up of Chadian nationals, left the cantons of Pouce and Maouda (Cameroon), where they had been living for more than 40 years, to take refuge in the locality of Katao (in the sous-préfecture also called Katao, département of Mayo-Mini, province of Mayo-Kebbi Est). These people are being hosted in the building of the sous-préfecture and have received some basic food assistance from the host community. There are urgent needs for food and non-food items (especially blankets, mats, and cooking utensils). This information was gathered through a rapid assessment conducted in the field by IOM and National Commission for the Reception and Reintegration of Refugees (CNARR) teams.

In December 2021, a total of 18,049 movements were observed across five of Ethiopia's flow monitoring points (FMPs). It should be noted that data collection at Humera FMP in Tigray region did not take place due to security and access constraints, thus affecting the total number of movements for the month. This represents a 5.1% increase in daily average movements in comparison with November 2021 when an average of 554 movements per day were observed.

Outgoing movements during December have continued to be higher than ever (87.2%) than incoming movements (12.8%). A total of 15,743 outgoing movements were observed of which 6,250 (39.7%) were heading towards Saudi Arabia, 2,903 (18.4%) were going to Kenya, 2,422 (15.4%) were travelling towards Djibouti, 943 (6.0%) to South Africa, 630 (4.0%) intended to reach Somalia and 606 (3.8%) headed to the United Arab Emirates.

At the same time, 2,306 incoming movements were observed, of which 780 (33.8%) had originated from Djibouti, while 615 (26.7%) came from Kenya, 397 (17.2%) from Somalia, 297 (12.9%) movements from Sudan, 216 from Yemen (9.4%) and the remaining migrant travelled from Uganda. Almost all of these were Ethiopian nationals who were likely returning home.

This infographic presents the key findings of Round 39 of the mobility tracking component of the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) programme in Libya.

This report presents the data on internally displaced persons (IDPs) and returnees between October – November 2021. The data and findings represent round 39 of the Displacement Tracking Matrix’s (DTM) Mobility Tracking. In Libya, no new mass displacements have been reported since June 2020, and throughout 2021 IDPs have continued to return to their communities of origin. Consistent with the annual trend, in this round of reporting, the numbers of IDPs within the country continued decreasing, with a parallel increase in the number of returnees.

As compared to an estimated 648, 317 returnees reported in round 38, the number of those identified during round 39 increased to 661,892 individuals. This indicates a slight increase in the percentage of those returning (2%), after a period of plateauing across the past 6 months.

La transhumance est une pratique de longue date en Mauritanie où elle a évolué au cours des dernières décennies telles que la raréfaction des ressources impliquant la redéfinition des routes empruntées par les troupeaux. Par conséquent, des conflits peuvent survenir lorsque les agriculteurs et les éleveurs transhumants. Dans le cadre du Suivi des Mouvements de Transhumance, l’OIM met en œuvre un système d’alerte qui a pour objectif de recenser les mouvements inattendus de bétail et les conflits ou catastrophes naturelles liés à l’utilisation des ressources naturelles et aux interactions entre agriculteurs et éleveurs, de comprendre les modes de résolution de conflits existants et d’informer les autorités compétentes, dans l’objectif de réduire les tensions dans les régions d’intervention. Ce tableau de bord présente les informations fournies par le biais de 21 informateurs clés, présents dans huit régions (Assaba, Brakna, Gorgol, Guidimakha, Hodh El Chargui, Hodh El Gharbi, Tagant et Trarza) pendant le mois de novembre 2021.

In order to gain a better understanding of mobility flows and trends, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has implemented the Displacement Tracking Matrix’s Flow Monitoring (FM) tool at key transit points across the region. Flow Monitoring activities are conducted in close cooperation with national and local authorities as well as local partners. The Flow Monitoring tool consists of two main components: the Flow Monitoring Registry (FMR), which captures key data on the volume, origin, destination and mode of travel of mobility flows, and the Flow Monitoring Survey (FMS), individual surveys conducted with travellers to gather detailed information about the profiles, migration experience and intentions of migrants. Through these activities, the Flow Monitoring tool collects data on migration flows and trends, traveller profiles, migration journeys, and intentions of migrants, so as to obtain a better understanding of mobility.

In Mali, DTM conducts Flow Monitoring activities at seven Flow Monitoring Points (FMPs) located across six regions, in order to foster a better understanding of the numbers, trends, profiles, and journeys of migration flows crossing these points. 

This reports presents data collected through the Flow Monitoring Registry in December 2021. 

Afin de mieux comprendre les mouvements et tendances migratoires, l’OIM, à travers la Matrice de suivi des déplacements (Displacement Tracking Matrix, DTM), met en œuvre l’activité de Suivi des flux de populations (Flow Monitoring, FM). 

Le suivi des flux, qui est mis en œuvre en étroite collaboration avec les autorités et des partenaires nationaux et locaux, est composé de deux outils: l’enregistrement des flux (Flow Monitoring Registry, FMR), qui recueille des données clés sur l’ampleur, la provenance, la destination et les modalités des flux de mobilité, et les enquêtes individuelles (Flow Monitoring Survey, FMS), conduites auprès des voyageurs afin d’obtenir des informations sur les profils, parcours migratoires, et intentions des migrants. Le suivi des flux de populations récolte ainsi des données sur les flux et tendances migratoires, les profils des voyageurs et les parcours et intentions des migrants, afin de fournir une meilleure compréhension des mobilités. 

Au Mali, la DTM recueille des données au niveau de 7 Points de suivi des flux (Flow Monitoring Points, FMP), répartis dans 6 régions afin d’obtenir une meilleure compréhension de l’ampleur, des tendances, des caractéristiques socio-démographiques et des parcours des flux de voyageurs traversant ces différents points.

Ce rapport présente les données recueillies dans le cadre des activités d’enregistrement des flux durant le mois de  décembre 2021.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, IOM's Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), monitors the movements to and from Nigeria's Adamawa and Borno States in north-east Nigeria. Assessments are conducted at Points of Entry located along the border with Cameroon.

During the period 15 - 21 January 2022, 307 movements were observed at three Points of Entry in Borno state. Of the total movements recorded, 127 were incoming from the Far North Region in Cameroon and five from Ndjamena in Chad republic, while 170 outgoing movements were recorded from Borno State to the Far North Region in Cameroon and one outgoing movement to Lai in Chad republic.

Desde la declaración de pandemia por parte de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) en marzo 2020, países en Sudamérica iniciaron medidas que incluyeron, pero no se limitaron a: cuarentenas voluntarias y obligatorias; cierres de servicios considerados no esenciales; cierres fronterizos; emisión de permisos especiales de tránsito; creación de certificados de vacunación, solicitud de certificados de salud, uso obligatorio de cubrebocas; prohibición o limitación de agrupaciones de personas en el ámbito personal y profesional; entre otras.

Dichas medidas tuvieron un impacto en la llegada, tránsito e integración de personas migrantes, incluyendo las personas venezolanas que forman parte de la diáspora ocasionada por la crisis que desde hace unos años vive el país.

Como se describió en la Matriz del Monitoreo del Desplazamiento (DTM por sus siglas en inglés): Entendiendo el flujo migratorio venezolano en México1 del 2018, este país era visto como destino final de las personas venezolanas por contar con redes previas, la posibilidad de acceder a protección internacional y la posibilidad de una integración efectiva. Sin embargo, aunque la tendencia permaneció en el 2019, de acuerdo con las cifras de población publicadas por la Unidad de Política Migratoria en su boletín estadístico, el 2020 marcó un cambio. Esto debido al cierre de fronteras para cruces en Colombia y Panamá, quienes formaban parte de la ruta más común para llegar a México (DTM, 2018).

Debido a la grave afectación económica sufrida durante la COVID-19 y el revés en los procesos de integración en la región y en México, durante el 2021 se comenzó a detectar un aumento en los cruces irregulares con destino a Estados Unidos de América. De acuerdo con la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza, el número de encuentros de personas venezolanas en la frontera aumentó de 1,311 en 2020 a 31,030 en lo que va del 20212 (Nationwide encounters. U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 2021, August 4).

El 28 de mayo de 2021 diferentes diarios informaron del cruce de más de 50 personas migrantes de nacionalidad venezolana en Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila. De acuerdo con la población local de Acuña y Piedras Negras que se entrevistó informalmente durante las visitas de campo, la población venezolana arriba a las ciudades para solicitar asilo directamente con la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP por sus siglas en inglés).