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About Somalia

IOM Somalia Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) aims to collect, analysis and disseminate information on displacement. DTM is IOM’s information management system to track and monitor numbers, locations, movements, needs and vulnerabilities of displaced people. The data outputs, including reports, maps, datasets and online interactive resources, support responses in humanitarian crisis, evidence-based decision making, durable solutions programming and migration research. DTM Somalia was first launch in 2016.

Since the collapse of the Somali central government in 1991, Somalia has suffered a highly complex protracted conflict characterized by changing political dynamics and power shifts. Forced displacement remains an ongoing reality for people living in Somalia due to conflict, environmental hardships, combined with inadequate resource distribution that is often  exacerbated by clan-based, ideological differences and land and natural resource competition. Natural hazards, including drought and flooding, combined with widespread security threats have caused one of the world’s largest displacement crises, with 3.8 million IDPs recorded at the end of 2022. Somalia also has a strategic geographical position on the eastern route, which connects the Horn of Africa to the Gulf countries, representing one of the most dangerous and frequented migration corridors in the world.

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Mobility Impact due to COVID-19 in Somalia

To better understand how COVID-19 affects global mobility, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has been working to map the impacts on human mobility, at Global, Regional and Country level.


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Somalia — Dolow Movement Trend Tracking Report (18—24 May 2018)

This week there were 15 new arrivals through Dollow check points and Zero Exits was recorded. The number of arrivals reported this week was higher than the numbers recorded last week; the key driving factors for displacements in to Dolow this week were lack of food (100%).

Somalia — Kismayo Movement Trend Tracking Report (25—31 May 2018)

177 new arrivals, a slightly high number compared to last week, and 22 exits were recorded this week. Approximately half of the new arrivals said that their reason for displacement into the IDP sites was due to lack of food (43%) and insecurity (33%).

Somalia — Kismayo Movement Trend Tracking Report (18—24 May 2018)

A total of 173 entries were recorded this week, and 64 exits were recorded. Approximately half of the new arrivals said that their reason for displacement into the IDP sites was due to insecurity (44%).

Somalia — Baidoa Movement Trend Tracking Report (25—31 May 2018)

This week there were 207 new arrivals, the most recorded entry in the last eight weeks and 364 exits, lowest recorded of exit in the last three weeks at the Baidoa checkpoints.

Somalia — Baidoa Movement Trend Tracking Report (18—24 May 2018)

This week there were 67 new arrivals and 495 exits at the Baidoa checkpoints.

Somalia — Kismayo Movement Trend Tracking Report (11—17 May 2018)

A total of 205 entries were recorded this week, a slight increase from last week and 60 exits were observed, a slight decrease from last week. More than half of the new arrivals (64%) mentioned insecurity as their reason for displacement.

Somalia — Kismayo Movement Trend Tracking Report (4—10 May 2018)

This week marks the fewest entries (140) and the most exits (77) ever recorded since MTT began collecting data in Kismayo. The low entries and high exits can be attributed to the onset of the Gu rainy season, causing many families to return to their seasonal farms for cultivation.

Somalia — Dolow Movement Trend Tracking Report (11—17 May 2018)

A total of 7 entries and 11 exits were recorded at Qansaxley camp in Dolow this week. This low number of arrivals and high number of exits are due to the Gu rainy season, prompting families to return to their seasonal farms. The majority of new arrivals in the last week cited lack of fo

Somalia — Dolow Movement Trend Tracking Report (4—10 May 2018)

This week a total of 15 entries and 41 exits were recorded at Kabasa and Qansaxley camps. The majority of the new arrivals cited lack of food as their reason for displacement (67%) while the rest cited employment opportunity (33%). All the new arrivals were headed for Qansaxley IDP

Somalia — Baidoa Movement Trend Tracking Report (11—17 May 2018)

This week there were 82 new arrivals and 410 exits at the Baidoa checkpoints. Insecurity remains the main reason for arrivals. All new arrivals came from villages located in the outskirts of Baidoa District and they were all heading to Bilan IDP site.

Somalia — Baidoa Movement Trend Tracking Report (4—10 May 2018)

A total of 92 arrived in Baidoa IDP sites due to the to inter-clan clashes that erupted last month in the outskirts of Baidoa, mainly triggered by conflicts between clans for grazing land. All new arrivals stated that their reason for entry was due to insecurity.

Somalia — Kismayo Movement Trend Tracking Report (27 April —3 May 2018)

This week marks the fewest entries (192) and the most exits (75) ever recorded since MTT began collecting data in Kismayo. The low entries and high exits can be attributed to the onset of the Gu rainy season, causing many families to return to their seasonal farms for cultivation.

Somalia — Kismayo Movement Trend Tracking Report (20—26 April 2018)

This week marks the fewest entries (194) and the most exits (52) ever recorded since MTT began collecting data in Kismayo 3 months ago. The low entries and high exits can be attributed to the onset of the Gu rainy season, causing many families to return to their seasonal farms for cultivation.

Somalia — Dolow Movement Trend Tracking Report (27 April —3 May 2018)

A total of 7 entries compared to 3 exits were recorded in Dolow IDP camps during the reporting period. There have been below-average numbers of movements in and out of Dolow IDP sites ever since the Gu raining season started four weeks ago.

Somalia — Dolow Movement Trend Tracking Report (20—26 April 2018)

This week a total of 2 entries and 11 exits were recorded in Qansaxley IDP camp. The 11 people leaving the sites represent the highest number of exits recorded in a single week since mid-January.

Somalia — Baidoa Movement Trend Tracking Report (27 April —3 May 2018)

Due to inter-clan clashes that erupted in the outskirts of Baidoa, mainly triggered by conflicts between clans for grazing land, a total of 56 indivudals fled for safety into the Biadoa IDP sites. All stated that their reason for entry was insecurity.

Somalia — Baidoa Movement Trend Tracking Report (20—26 April 2018)

For the fourth week in a row, the number of people exiting the IDP sites increased, this week reaching 295 - the most recorded in a single week since August 2017. In contrast, the number of new entries dropped this week from 92 last week to 60 this week.

Somalia — Border Point Flow Monitoring (October—December 2017)

The flow monitoring Population Movement Tracking assessments are conducted through household surveys atkey border crossing locations between Somalia and neighbouring countries.

Somalia — Enabling a Better Understanding of Migration Flows (And its Root Causes) from Somalia Towards Europe — Desk-Review Report (April 2017)

This desk review report is part of the outputs of the first phase of IOM’s project implementation on data collection to enable a better understanding of migration flows from Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan and Somalia towards Europe.

Somalia — Kismayo Movement Trend Tracking Report (13—19 April 2018)

Over the reporting period, a slightly lower number of 218 entries were recorded compared to last week, and 44 exits were recorded – the highest number of exits since MTT started recording data 11 weeks ago.

Somalia — Kismayo Movement Trend Tracking Report (6—12 April 2018)

Over the reporting period, a slightly higher number of total of 317 entries were recorded compared to last week, but fitting within the general range seen over the past 10 weeks. No IDPs were recorded exiting any of the camps this past week.

Somalia — Dolow Movement Trend Tracking Report (13—19 April 2018)

This week a total of 13 entries and 10 exits were recorded in both Qansaxley and Kabasa IDP camps. The 10 people leaving the sites represent the highest number of exits recorded in a single week since mid-January.

Somalia — Dolow Movement Trend Tracking Report (6—12 April 2018)

A total of 11 entries and 2 exits were recorded in both Qansaxley and Kabasa IDP camps in Dolow. The number of entries on this week were far lower than previous weeks.

Somalia — Baidoa Movement Trend Tracking Report (13—19 April 2018)

This week in Baidoa there were 92 new arrivals who reported in the three main check points of the town. This shows an increase as compared with last week’s data which was 45 new arrivals. Nonetheless, the last two weeks' new arrivals are far less than the trends seen in previous months.


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