Flow Monitoring

In October 2023, 22,709 migratory movements were observed at flow monitoring points (FMP) in Djibouti, with a daily average of 733 migratory movements. Migration flows observed across all FMPs increased by 31% in October compared to September 2023, during which 17,292 movements were recorded.

Of these 22,709 movements, 4,875 (21%) were observed in the Obock region where migrants cross the Gulf of Aden towards the Arabian Peninsula. Migration flows to the FMP of Obock increased by 32% compared to September 2023. This increase could be due to a reduction in border controls with Ethiopia combined with false rumors of the resumption of boat departures from the coasts of Obock where migrants are used to crossing the Gulf of Aden to reach the Arabian Peninsula.

Between January and October 2023, arrivals from Ethiopia (101,585) saw a significant increase of 24% compared to the same period of the previous year (81,889). Migratory movements were: towards the Arabian Peninsula (48%), incoming (41%), transiting within Djibouti (7%), transiting to Ethiopia (4%), and outgoing (1% ). Spontaneous returns from Yemen increased by 5%, from 559 in September to 588 in October, including 20 women (3%).

UNHCR and IOM Joint Annual Overview 2022

In 2022, an estimated 144,200 attempts were reported by migrants and refugees to cross the Central Mediterranean Sea from Algeria, Libya, and Tunisia to Europe3. This was a 33% increase compared to known departures in 2021 and marks the highest number of departures since 2017. Of those who departed in 2022, 61% (87,700) were disembarked in Europe, while 39% of those who departed (56,500) were rescued or intercepted and disembarked in North Africa (19% in Tunisia, 17% in Libya and 3% in Algeria).

In 2022, more than 2,4005 migrants and refugees are known to have lost their lives or gone missing at sea while attempting to cross to Europe along the three Mediterranean routes (Eastern, Central and Western Mediterranean), an increase of 17% compared to some 2,050 deaths recorded in 2021. Most of those deaths in 2022 (59%) took place on the Central Mediterranean Route.

The Horn of Africa and Yemen is one of the busiest and riskiest migration corridors in the world travelled by hundreds of thousands of migrants, the majority of whom travel in an irregular manner, often relying on smugglers to facilitate movement along the Eastern Route. This regional report provides monthly updates on the complex migratory dynamics through Djibouti, Somalia, Yemen and Ethiopia based on diverse data sources and consultations with key informants in the four countries. Moreover, it provides information on the main protection concerns for migrants along the journey, information on the spillover effects of the conflict in the Sudan observed at the border with Ethiopia, a specific focus on children and information on the returns from Saudi Arabia to Ethiopia, Somalia and Yemen.

Este ejercicio considera el levantamiento en Ciudad de México durante octubre 2023, la OIM realizó 157 encuestas aleatorias e individuales, las cuales consideran 473 personas en el grupo familiar.

Cantons: Liberia, Los Chiles, San Carlos, Heredia, Alajuela, Cartago, San José y Corredores.

Costa Rica, like the other countries in the Central American region, has been characterized as a migratory corridor for people who transit by land from the south to the north of America and whose destination is the countries in the north of the continent. This flow on the move through the Americas is mainly made up of people from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti, Ecuador, as well as people from other countries in South America, Africa and Asia.

According to estimations from IOM Costa Rica, during October 51,248 people entered the country, an average of 1,653 people per day and estimating a decrease of 31% compared to September 2023. In addition, 2,389 people stranded in the monitored shelters were identified and 4,883 people stranded in the public places visited.

Cantones: Liberia, Los Chiles, San Carlos, Heredia, Alajuela, Cartago, San José y Corredores.

Costa Rica, al igual que los demás países de la región centroamericana, se ha caracterizado por ser un corredor migratorio para personas que transitan de manera terrestre desde el sur hasta el norte de América y que tienen como destino los países del norte del continente. Este flujo en situación de movilidad por las Américas se encuentra compuesto principalmente por personas de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Cuba, Haití, Ecuador, así como personas provenientes de otros países de Suramérica, África y Asia.

Según estimaciones de la OIM Costa Rica, durante octubre ingresaron al país 51.248 personas, un promedio de 1.653 personas por día y estimando una disminución de un 31% con respecto a setiembre de 2023. Además, se identificaron 2.389 personas varadas en los albergues monitoreados y 4.883 personas varadas en los sitios públicos visitados.

Цей звіт ґрунтується на дослідженні моделей, потреб і намірів переміщення, проведеному за допомогою Матриці відстеження переміщень (МОМ) в 11 країнах, включених до Регіонального плану реагування для України на 2023 рік: 6 країнах-сусідах України - Білорусі, Угорщині, Польщі, Республіці Молдова, Румунії та Словаччині - і 5 країнах, які особливо постраждали від прибуття біженців з України з початку війни в лютому 2022 року - Болгарії, Чехії, Естонії, Латвії та Литві.
Аналіз, представлений у цьому звіті, ґрунтується на даних, зібраних у період з квітня по червень 2023 року.

Acest raport se bazează pe un sondaj privind modelele de strămutare, nevoile și intențiile de strămutare realizat de Matricea de urmărire a strămutării (DTM) a OIM în cele 11 țări incluse în Planul regional de răspuns pentru Ucraina în 2023: 6 țări învecinate cu Ucraina - Belarus, Ungaria, Polonia, Republica Moldova, România și Slovacia - și alte 5 țări afectate în mod special de sosirile de refugiați din Ucraina de la începutul războiului în februarie 2022 - Bulgaria, Cehia, Estonia, Letonia și Lituania.
Analiza prezentată în acest raport se bazează pe datele colectate între aprilie și iunie 2023.

The Quarterly report on the migration situation in Kazakhstan for the second quarter of 2023 reveals several key trends. During this period, a significant number of visas were issued to nationals from China and Türkiye, indicating their predominance among foreign visa recipients in Kazakhstan. Migrant workers in Kazakhstan are predominantly from Uzbekistan and the Russian Federation, along with other Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) nations. Among non-CIS countries, Chinese citizens are the most numerous in the migration flows for this quarter. This trend is likely to persist throughout 2023, particularly following the agreement between Kazakhstan and China regarding the exemption of visa requirements. Additionally, there has been a noticeable decrease in the volume of remittance inflows and outflows in April-June 2023 when compared to the same quarter in 2022. Despite this overall decline, the Russian Federation remains the primary source of remittances sent to Kazakhstan, continuing its leading role from the previous year.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Pakistan collects data on the outflows of Afghans at the Torkham, Ghulam Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Chaman, and Badini (Balochistan) border crossing points (BCPs) to better understand the movements of Afghans returning to Afghanistan. Ghulam Khan and Badini are newly added BCPs.

Between 1 and 15 November 2023, 171,305 Afghan nationals returned to Afghanistan, including 117,319 through the Torkham BCP, 51,745 through the Chaman BCP, 2,216 through the Ghulam Khan BCP and 25 through the Badini BCP. In addition, border authorities forcibly returned 15,171 individuals due to a lack of valid documentation. Since 1 January 2023, IOM identified 401,872 returns at the four BCPs, excluding those forcibly returned.