UGANDA: REFUGEE FLOW MONITORING - Nakivale Refugee Settlement in the Southwest Region of Uganda (20 April - 20 May 2024)

IOM Uganda is pleased to share with you it’s the third Refugee Flow Monitoring report (FMR) for the period between 20 April to 20 May 2024 which is under the EU funded project aiming at “Strengthening Uganda’s national and sub-national institutions and systems to address the challenges of forced displacement and migration in Uganda”.

Over the reporting period, a total of 7,827 movements were observed at five Flow Monitoring Points (FMPs). These locations were chosen strategically as major transit points for monitoring movements in and out of Nakivale refugee settlement from the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo through Nyakabande Transit Center.

More than half (69%) of the migrants at the Flow Monitoring Points self-declared as Congolese, Ugandans (20%), Burudian (5%), Rwandese (4%) and Others (2%).

The majority of movement from Nakivale refugee settlement were incoming flows (59%) against outgoing flows (41%). Forty-three per cent of the observed movements were refugees at the five Flow Monitoring Points. The means of transport mostly used were by foot (38%), motor bike & bike (31%), taxi or car (18%), truck (7%), bus (5%) and others (1%).

The majority of the flows were due to family reasons (20%), forced movement due to conflict (18%) and economic reasons (18%). Most of the movements were observed at the Nakivale check point FMP (32%) followed by Busanza (31%), Bunagana (17%), Nyakabande Transit Center (12%) and Rugaaga (8%). Among the migration flows, the most vulnerable groups were children under five (8%), pregnant and/lactating mother (7%) and the elderly (<1%).