Somalia — Baidoa Movement Trend Tracking Report (16—22 February 2018)

In the week of 16-22 February 2018, there were 526 new arrivals through Baidoa checkpoints and Zero Exits. This is the second week in a row with no exit. The key driving factors for displacements in to Baidoa this week were eviction in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, prolonged drought and increasing insecurity at the villages of origin. The new entries cited eviction from Mogadishu (30%), insecurity (28%), food (21%), water (16%) and lack of access to health (5%) as the key driving factors for displacement into the IDP sites in Baidoa. All arrivals this week came from the district of Hudur (40%), Kahda district, Mogadishu, Banadir region, (34%) or Baidoa district (26%). The new entries said that their intended destinations inside the town were the IDP sites of Nimatu Rabi (33%), Geele (24%), Bakar yarey (23), abal 3 (8%), Hereri kadiyow (7%), and Dolow (5%). There were no exits recorded for the second week in a row, whichs is attributed to the prolonged drought, and increasing insecurity at the villages of origin.