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Since October 8 there has been an increase in cross-border incidents between Israel and Lebanon, resulting in the displacement of people both within the South and elsewhere within the country. Since October 10, the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) has been conducting the daily monitoring of population movements. The objective of the exercise is to inform preparedness and response planning.

As of October 2024, 3,213,495 individuals have been displaced, including 2,622,002 internally displaced persons (82% of the displaced population) and 591,493 refugees (18% of the displaced population). Sixty-five per cent of the displaced populations (2,101,972 individuals) were located in Burkina Faso, while 14 per cent resided in Mali (451,844 individuals), 11 per cent in Niger (366,991 individuals) and 4 per cent in Mauritania (140,756 individuals). The crisis’ recent spill over to coastal countries, namely Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo and Benin, shows growing number of refugees coming from the Central Sahel and populations internally displaced. As of October, 151,932 individuals were affected by displacement within the four countries (25,848 in Benin, 62,078 in Côte d’Ivoire, 7,242 in Ghana and 56,764 in Togo) of which 25,830 were internally displaced.

. As of October 2024, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria were hosting an estimated 6,069,794 affected individuals made up of internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees (former IDPs and returnees from abroad) and refugees (both in- and out-of-camp). Thirteen per cent of the affected population (779,110  individuals) were located in Cameroon, while 5 per cent resided in Chad (294,099 individuals), 9 per cent in Niger (555,664 individuals) and finally, 73 per cent in Nigeria (4,440,921 individuals). Overall, the numbers show a sharp increase in returnees from abroad (+45%), slight increases in IDPs (+1%) and refugees (+2%), and a decrease in returnees former IDPs (-8%) since December 2023.

As of October 2024, 4,024,862 individuals were affected, including 455,533 internally displaced persons (11% of the displaced population), 2,309,365 returnees former IDPs (57%), 539,800 returnees from abroad (14%) and 720,164 refugees (18%). In the CAR, the largest displaced population consists of former IDP returnees. Refugees from the CAR are primarily hosted by Cameroon (282,008 individuals, or 42% of the refugees), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) (207,776 individuals, or 31% of the refugees) and Chad (137,988 individuals, or 20% of the refugees). Nonetheless, 10,648 refugees from the Central African Republic are still living in Sudan (2% of the refugees). The country is also home for refugees from neighbouring countries, hosting a total of 43,983 refugees coming from Sudan (29,660 individuals), the DRC (6,505 individuals), Chad (4,951 individuals) and South Soudan (2,867 individuals).

DTM Flow Monitoring, conducted by IOM Afghanistan, is designed to provide insights into the mobility patterns at Afghanistan’s border points with the Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan. This activity involves two interlinked exercises: Flow Monitoring Counting (FMC), which monitors the number of movements across the border, and Flow Monitoring Surveys (FMS), which collect data on the profiles of randomly selected Afghan nationals crossing the border including documentation held, reasons for travel, and the intended period of stay/ travel. It is important to note that DTM collects information on total movements at a given border point, not the number of unique individuals entering or leaving the country. As a result, if one individual both left and re-entered Afghanistan during the reporting period, this would count as one outflow movement and one inflow movement. Movements can be attributed to a wide variety of reasons, including returnees coming back to Afghanistan after living abroad, people visiting family, deportees, those travelling for economic reasons, medical patients, students, or Afghans moving abroad for different reasons. Circular movements, which include those who frequently and regularly travel back and forth across the border for trade and other reasons, are also common. This monitoring offers a clear picture of population movements in and out of the country. 

DTM FM is operational at four main crossing points (connected to Afghanistan’s National Highway) as well as six other crossing points with Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan. This weekly snapshot combines information from the FM activity and various IOM sources related to cross-border movement. For a detailed explanation of the methodology used in gathering this data, the report directs readers to the section titled “IOM INFLOW DATA” on the last page.
 

This report reflects data corresponding to Sudan Mobility Overview (3) dataset. The dataset is available here.

Overview

The Sudan Mobility Overview provides an in-depth analysis of displacement and mobility in Sudan between 01 September and 06 November 2024. This bi-monthly report summarizes displacement pathways, movement intentions, humanitarian needs, and access to services among IDPs in Sudan. 

DTM Sudan relies on a network of 492 enumerators and 8,211 key informants to collect data from 9,653 locations across all 18 states in Sudan.

Displacement Figures 

• Sudan hosted an estimated 11,188,057 internally displaced persons (2,254,337 households), as of 6 November 2024.
• An estimated 8,441,096 individuals were displaced since the onset of the conflict on 15 April 2023. 
• An estimated 3,190,152 individuals crossed borders into neighbouring countries since 15 April 2023. 
• Approximately 28 per cent of IDPs who were initially displaced prior to 15 April 2023, were displaced again after 15 April 2023. 
• An estimated 53 per cent of IDPs were children under the age of 18-years-old. 

Highlights

• Over 30 per cent of the population in Sudan has been displaced.
• An estimated 90 per cent of IDP households could reportedly not afford food, and approximately 78 per cent of IDP households reportedly needed healthcare.
• An estimated 189,555 individuals were displaced due to floods. Of these individuals, approximately 41 per cent were already displaced due to conflict prior to the onset of floods.
• IDPs were displaced from locations in all 18 states in Sudan: over a third (33%) were displaced from Khartoum state.
• Sudan represents the largest displacement crisis in the world: Sudan hosts approximately 15 per cent of all IDPs worldwide, and approximately 1 in 7 IDPs is Sudanese.

OVERVIEW: The Flow Monitoring Registry (FMR) of the IOM Yemen Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) monitors the arrival of migrants along Yemen’s southern coastal border and the return of Yemeni nationals along its northern border with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to identify migration patterns and provide quantitative estimates of the irregular migrant population entering the country. It’s crucial to understand that the FMR does not capture all migration flows. Instead, it provides indicative insights into migration trends based on a known total number of migrants arriving along monitored coast and land borders during the reporting period. As of the end of September 2024, IOM gained access to the coast of Ta'iz in Dhubab allowing for an improved coverage of arrivals from Djibouti. Please note that this improved coverage will translate into an increased overall number of arrivals that is not necessarily representative of an increase in arrival numbers.

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS: In October 2024, the IOM Yemen DTM tracked 6,364 migrants entering Yemen, a 136 per cent increase from the total figure reported in the previous month (2,692 migrants). The increase can be largely attributed to the increased coverage on the western coast of Yemen. The majority of migrants (79%) left from Djibouti, while the rest (21%) departed from Somalia.

Among the total migrants recorded, 25 per cent were children, 17 per cent were women, and 58 per cent were men. During the reporting period, Most migrants entered Ta'iz governorate on the west coast through Djibouti (79%), while 21 per cent arrived in Shabwah from Somalia.

Nearly all migrants were Ethiopian nationals, including those traveling from the Somalian coast.

Notably, no migrants were recorded arriving in Lahj during October. This is likely due to measures taken by the government to combat smuggling since August 2023.

The DTM team identified 3,448 Yemeni returnees in October 2024, a 15 per cent decrease compared to the number of returnees in September (4,045 individuals). Additionally, the team recorded a total of 172 migrants that were deported from Oman back to Deifen Point in Shahan district of Al Maharah Governorate, Yemen. All deported migrants were Ethiopian nationals.

While the worsening humanitarian crisis in Yemen has compelled some migrants to make the difficult decision to return to their home countries in the Horn of Africa, others have reportedly been returned by government authorities. In October 2024, DTM recorded a total of 1,910 migrants leaving Yemen either voluntarily or returned by boat from Yemen. This group was composed of 87 per cent men, 11 per cent women, and two per cent children.

Furthermore, in October 2024, the Djibouti DTM team reported a total of 1,561 migrants (94% men, 5% women, and <1% children) arrived in Djibouti from Yemen. These figures underscore the significant challenges migrants in Yemen face and the desperate circumstances that have led them to risk dangerous sea voyages.

This information was collected following the armed violences that have occurred since 11 November 2024 in the Metropolitan Area of ​​Port-au-Prince, particularly in the municipalities of Delmas (Delmas 13 and Delmas 28 neighborhoods), Tabarre (Tabarre 27 neighborhood) and Port-au-Prince (Solino and Fort National neighborhoods). A total of 4,372 people were displaced as a result of these violences, including 3,586 in Port-au-Prince, 488 in Tabarre and 298 in Delmas. The majority of displaced people (76%), or 3,326 individuals, took refuge in 8 sites, including 6 that already existed before these incidents and 2 that were created because of this situation. The rest of the people (24%) found refuge with host families. It should be noted that displacements were continuing at the time of writing this report and updates will be published. Furthermore, in many neighborhoods, key informants indicated that people were unable to flee due to the intensity of violence and barricades.

La DTM Burundi a le plaisir de vous partager (dans le lien ci-dessus) des informations sur les urgences qui se sont produites au Burundi en dates du 04 au 10 novembre 2024. La DTM a identifié 9 724 personnes affectées (1 950 ménages) dont 745 personnes déplacées (135 ménages) par les vents violents et les pluies torrentielles dans les provinces de Cibitoke, Gitega, Kirundo, Makamba, Rumonge et Rutana.