South Sudan
South Sudan
IDPs tracked
Displacement Movements
Data collection round
About South Sudan
Conflict and instability in South Sudan have resulted in large-scale internal and cross-border displacement since the December 2013 crisis of over 4 million individuals. In September 2018, the Revitalized Agreement for the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) was signed between the major warring parties. Whilst overall there have been improvements in security since and returns are ongoing, fighting and communal clashes (frequently linked to cattle raiding) continue to trigger new displacements and the situation remains volatile.
DTM South Sudan’s toolbox is designed to meet critical information gaps during all phases of response, from preparedness, to intervention and transition/recovery. DTM South Sudan provides country-wide figures on the numbers, locations and priority needs of IDPs and returnees updated on a quarterly and ad-hoc basis. The programme undertakes biometric registration in selected parts of the country to support partners with reaching intended beneficiaries during distributions. Flow monitoring data is collected on a daily basis at displacement sites, key transit hubs and border crossing points to identify mobility dynamics of migrants including IPDs and returnees. Through ad hoc surveys, headcounts, infrastructure/service mapping exercises and other assessments, DTM provides additional information to support partners in planning their response.
Contact
IOM South Sudan DTM Juba
ISSDTM@iom.int
Current Donors
- Switzerland
- Japan
- DFID
- ECHO
- OCHA
- OFDA
- Canada (DFATD)
- WFP
- UN Peacebuilding Fund
- World Bank
DTM relies on its network of key informants and on secondary sources to provide a weekly assessment of mobility and COVID-19 preparedness at priority locations in South Sudan.
The site adjacent to Pibor UNMISS is estimated to host approximately 1,553 IDPs as of 29 March 2020. This figure is an estimate based on a calculation multiplying the average household size with the number of shelter in the previous reporting period from which the net outflow was subtracted.
IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) conducted a field assessment in Kuajiena Payam on 25 February and 18 March 2020 to obtain more information about ongoing clashes between pastoralists and farmers.
Parts of Morobo County received an influx of both IDPs who were previously abroad (South Sudan nationals), and returnees from neighbouring Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
On 16 February 2020, clashes among communities in Rumbek North as a result of cattle raiding caused displacement within the county.
IOM DTM interviewed 1,281 households living at Wau PoC AA and five collective centres, namely Cathedral, Lokoloko, Masna, Nazareth and St Joseph. Interviews were conducted between 7 and 23 January 2020.
The site adjacent to Pibor UNMISS is estimated to host approximately 2,137 IDPs as of 22 March 2020.
IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix is monitoring movements into and out of Pibor UNMISS adjacent area. Rapid site flow monitoring captures only the most basic information on numbers, departure and destination points.
In February 2020, the monthly population count was conducted at Cathedral, Nazareth, St. Joseph, Lokoloko and Masna collective centres where a total of 7,326 individuals were identified.
DTM’s Flow Monitoring Registry (FMR) surveys people on the move at key transit points within South Sudan (SSD) and at its borders.
As part of IOM’s Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) preparedness activities, DTM operates Flow Monitoring Points (FMPs) on the borders with Uganda (UGA), the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Central African Republic (CAR).
IOM's biometric registration has been active since 2014, with 933,607 beneficiaries active in its database to date, out of which 56 per cent (523,090 individuals) are female and 59 per cent (555,999 individuals) are under 18 years old.
IOM's biometric registration has been active since 2014, with 928,691 beneficiaries active in its database to date, out of which 56 per cent (520,041individuals) are female and 59 per cent (552,387 individuals) are under 18 years old.
On 5 March 2020, IOM's Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) conducted a head count in the area adjacent to the UNMISS base in Pibor Town to get most accurate estimate number of IDPs who were displaced to the site due to communal clashes linked to cattle raiding between communities of Akobo and Pibo
The International Organization for Migration's Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) has identified 697 IDPs (170 households) in Hai Kondako, Pibor County who fled communal clashes in Gumruk payam. More than a half of IDPs were male (54%) and under 18 years (51%).
The International Organization for Migration's Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) conducted Emergency Event Tracking in Yirol East and Yirol West confirming displacement of 8,619 individuals (2,309 households) across the South-eastern part of Lakes State in early January 2020.
The International Organization for Migration's Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) has confirmed displacement of 2,965 individuals (593 households) in Lalama, Maridi County who fled armed conflict in Rasolo, bordering Maridi and Yei County.
The aim of PMM in South Sudan is to inform the 2020 EVD National Preparedness Plan by providing partners with relevant information on population mobility and cross-border movements.
Mobility tracking aims to quantify the presence and needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees and relocated individuals in displacement sites and host communities across South Sudan.
Mobility tracking aims to quantify the presence and needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees and relocated individuals in displacement sites and host communities across South Sudan.
Mobility tracking aims to quantify the presence and needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees and relocated individuals in displacement sites and host communities across South Sudan.
Mobility tracking aims to quantify the presence and needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees and relocated individuals in displacement sites and host communities across South Sudan.
Mobility tracking aims to quantify the presence and needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees and relocated individuals in displacement sites and host communities across South Sudan.
Mobility tracking aims to quantify the presence and needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees and relocated individuals in displacement sites and host communities across South Sudan.
DTM Global Survey 2023
The Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Global Survey 2023 is an annual stocktaking exercise which aims to present IOM DTM's operations and activities transparently. The Global Survey focuses on operations active from January 1 to December 31, 2023, with data collection occurring from February to April 2024.