Flow Monitoring

This report employs data collected within the framework of the Crossing Back surveys conducted in Romania between January and December 2023 with Ukrainian nationals who were either crossing back for a short-time visit or returning for a long-term period to Ukraine from or through Romania. The analysis considers ‘’short-term visitors’’ those persons who intended to spend 0-30 days in Ukraine, while respondents planning to stay for more than a month are defined as “prospective returnees”.

The survey included answers from 5,773 Ukrainian nationals living in or passing through Romania who were travelling to Ukraine. Among those interviewed before crossing back into Ukraine, the majority stayed in Romania (59%), followed by Bulgaria (17%) or Germany (5%). Additional countries of residence included Italy (4%), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (3%), Türkiye (2%), Belgium (2%), Greece (1%), Austria (1%), with the remaining 6% distributed among other nations.

The travel intentions of the surveyed Ukrainian nationals show that most respondents (53%) were “short-term visitors”, while 27 per-cent were prospective returnees. Another 20 per cent were not sure regarding their visit period. Also, most UA citizens were travelling back to their oblast of origin (93%), with most respondents originating from Odeska, Chernivetska, Mykolaivska, Ivan-Frankivska, City of Kiyv and Kharvivska.

IOM Afghanistan's DTM Flow Monitoring activity, initiated at the beginning of 2024, seeks to quantify and better understand the mobility dynamics at Afghanistan’s borders. On 10 January 2024, DTM began deploying field teams at four border crossing points with the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRN) and Pakistan (PAK), expanding to another border crossing point Ghulam Khan as of 11 February (see map below for the locations of all five crossing points), to conduct two interlinked exercises. The first is a headcount of all individuals entering or leaving Afghanistan (including returnees), also called Flow Monitoring Counting (FMC), to gauge flow volume. The second is a survey of randomly selected Afghan national individuals or groups entering or leaving Afghanistan, also called the Flow Monitoring Survey (FMS), to understand the profiles, motivations, and vulnerabilities of the target population. The inflow from Pakistan increased over the monitoring period. This may be related to media reports and speculation about a potential resumption of the repatriation process, targeting primarily Afghan Citizen Card (ACC) holders, starting from April 15, 2024. However, as of yet, no formal decision has been announced by the Government of Pakistan concerning the resumption of the repatriation process.
This snapshot provides key findings combining various IOM data sources, including DTM Afghanistan’s FMC and FMS activities, DTM Pakistan’s Flow Monitoring of Afghan returnees, and IOM Afghanistan’s Cross-Border Post-Arrival Humanitarian Assistance (CB-PAHA) program, for the period 14 to 20 April 2024. For more information about methodology, see the section in the last page of this report titled “IOM INFLOW DATA.” 

This report is an overview of the data collected from 1 to 31 March 2024 at Mangochi FMP in Malawi along the border with Mozambique and Karonga FMP in Malawi along the border with the United Republic of Tanzania. The Flow Monitoring Registry (FMR) collects data at Flow Monitoring Points (FMPs) through direct observation and interviews with key informants, including staff working at transit stations, border patrol officers, local authorities, bus or taxi drivers and travellers themselves. The FMR gathers data on the number of travellers crossing FMPs, as well as the provenance, next destination, vulnerabilities and means of transport of travellers. 

Месечен преглед на:

• Пристигнувања во Западен Балкан
• Топ три националности на лица кои пристигнале во месецот на известување
• Присуство на мигранти во прифатните објекти
• Доброволно асистирано враќање и реинтеграција

Mjesečni pregled:

• Dolasci na Zapadni Balkan
• Tri najzastupljenije nacionalnosti u izvještajnom mjesecu
• Prisustvo migranata u prihvatnim centrima
• Potpomognuti dobrovoljni povratak i reintegracija

Përmbledhje mujore të:

• Arritjet në Ballkanin Perëndimor
• Tre kombësitë kryesore të arriturëve
• Prania e migrantëve në qendrat pritëse
• Kthimet vullnetare dhe të asistuara

Monthly Overview of:

• Arrivals in the Western Balkans
• Top three nationalities at arrivals in the reporting month
• Migrants presence in reception facilities
• Assisted Voluntary Returns and reintegration

Over the reporting period, a total of 15,885 movements were  observed at five Flow Monitoring Points (FMPs) through random interviews with travelers. These locations were chosen strategically as major transit points for monitoring movements in and out of Nakivale refugee settlement and from the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo through Nyakabande Transit Center. In the reporting period (19 February, 2024 - 19 March, 2024) the majority of movements from Nakivale settlement were outgoing flows at 59% against incoming flows (at 41%). Forty-four per cent of the observed movements were refugees at the five FMPs.

The means of transport commonly  used was   foot at 37%). Other means used included; motor bike & bike (28%), taxi or car (23%), truck (8%), bus (2%) and others (2%). Most of the flows were due to economic reasons at 29%). Other reasons for the movements included; family reasons (15%) and return (14%). Most of the movements were observed at the Nakivale check point FMP representing 52%) followed by Busanza at 18%), Bunagana (17%), Rugaaga (8%) and Nyakabande transit centre (5%).

Vulnerabilities among the travelers was mostly registered among  children under five at 6%), pregnant and/lactating mother at 6%) and the elderly (at 1%).

Out of the 4,531 movements driven by economic reasons, 60% were  business related activities such as one-off market transactions, sales/purchases, meetings, and business trips. 29% of the movements were regular daily or weekly travel for work or livelihood activities (including commuting and mining). Additionally, 10% of the movements were motivated by job opportunities, while the remaining 1% fell into other categories.

Ovaj izveštaj pruža uvid u profile, iskustva i putovanja migranata koji prolaze kroz Republiku Srbiju.

Podaci su prikupljani od 1. do 31. marta 2024. godine u saradnji sa Komesarijatom za izbeglice i migracije Republike Srbije (Komesarijat). Uzorak čine 262 intervjuisana migranta.

This report provides insights into the profiles, experiences and journeys of migrants transiting through the Republic of Serbia.

Data was collected from 1 to 31 March 2024 together with the Commissariat for Refugees and Migrants of the Republic of Serbia (SCRM). The sample consists of 262 interviewed migrants.