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La crise dans le Bassin du lac Tchad est le résultat d’une combinaison complexe d’une multitude de facteurs, y compris un conflit armé impliquant des groups armés non étatiques, des niveaux extrêmes de pauvreté, un sous-développement persistent, et des bouleversements climatiques, qui ont conduit à des déplacements de populations importants. Au 25 juin 2021, le Cameroun, le Tchad, le Nigeria et le Niger accueillaient 5 267 353 individus affectés par la crise, dont des Personnes déplacées internes (PDI), des réfugiés et des retournés (anciennes PDI et retournés de l’étranger). 75 pour cent d’entre eux (soit 3 947 631 personnes) se trouvaient au Nigéria, 11 pour cent au Cameroun (579 486 personnes), 9 pour cent au Tchad (474 091 personnes) et 5 pour cent au Niger (266 145 personnes).

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) team in South Sudan maintains biometric registration database in both Juba IDP Camp 1 and Juba IDP Camp 3. During maintenance IOM carries out registration of new born babies, replacement of lost cards, merging of households that have requested to be included under one household and handling of referred protection cases from protection partners. In December 2020 the population of IDPs in the two Sites comprised a total of 30,824 individuals (9,273 households).

With the onset of the rainy season in Nigeria’s conflict-affected northeastern state of Borno, varying degrees of damages are expected to infrastructures (self-made and constructed) in camps and camp-like settings. Usually, heavy rainfalls are accompanied by strong winds causing serious damage to shelters of IDPs.   Between 24 and 30 June 2021, IOM’s DTM programme carried out assessments to ascertain the level of damage sustained in camps and camp-like settings due to heavy windstorms and rainfall. Overall, 3 collective settlement in Maiduguri LGA were assessed. The worst-hit of the collective settlements assessed was Yejiwa camp in Maisandari Ward of Maiduguri LGA where a heavy rainfall damaged 12 shelters, affecting an estimated 63 individuals.   In total, 25 shelters were damaged by storms, leaving a total of 25 households without shelter. There was no casualty as a result of the storms.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), monitors the movement to and from Nigeria's Adamawa and Borno States, located in the North East Zone. Assessments are conducted at Points of Entry located along the border with Cameroon.   During the period 26 June - 2 July 2021, 246 movements were observed at three Points of Entry in Borno State. Of the total movements recorded, 116 were incoming from Cameroon’s Far North Region, while 130 were outgoing from Borno State to Cameroon‘s Far North Region.   A range of data is collected during the assessment to better inform on travellers’ nationalities, sex, reasons for moving, mode of transportation and timeline of movement as shown in figures 1 to 4 below.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, IOM's Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), monitors the movements to and from Nigeria's Adamawa and Borno States in the North East Nigeria. Assessments are conducted at Points of Entry located along the border with Cameroon.   During the period 01 - 30 June 2021, 1,083 movements were observed at four Points of Entry in Borno state. Of the total movements recorded, 419 were incoming from the Far North Region in Cameroon and 4 from Ndjamena in Chad. Additionally, 657 outgoing movements were recorded from Borno State to the Far North Region in Cameroon and 3 outgoing movement to Ndjamena in Chad.   A range of data is collected during the assessments to better inform on travellers’ nationalities, sex, reasons for moving, mode of transportation and timeline of movement as shown in figures 1 to 4 below

Nigeria's North Central and North West Zones are afflicted with a multidimensional crisis that is rooted in long-standing tensions between ethnic and religious groups and involves attacks by criminal groups and banditry/hirabah (such as kidnapping and grand larceny along major highways). The crisis has accelerated during the past years because of the intensification of attacks and has resulted in widespread displacement across the region.   Between 28 June and 04 July 2021, armed clashes between herdsmen and farmers, and bandits and local communities have led to new waves of population displacement. Following these events, rapid assessments were conducted by DTM (Displacement Tracking Matrix) field staff with the purpose of informing the humanitarian community and government partners, and enable targeted response. Flash reports utilise direct observation and a broad network of key informants to gather representative data and collect information on the number, profile and immediate needs of affected populations.   The latest attacks affected 1,241 individuals including 30 injuries and 40 fatalities in Faskari, Jibia and Bakori LGAs of Katsina state, Gummi and Maru LGAs of Zamfara State and Birnin Gwari LGA of Kaduna state. The attacks caused people to flee to neighbouring localities. The individuals who left Maru LGA in Zamfara State had Fakai LGA as their intended destination, a neighbouring LGA located in the state of Kebbi. The individuals that left Gunmi LGA had Tsafe LGA as their intended destination, also located in Zamfara State.

Le suivi des urgences a pour but de recueillir des informations sur les mouvements importants et soudains de populations. Les informations sont collectées à travers des entretiens avec des informateurs clés et/ou des observations directes. Ce tableau de bord présente des informations sur des mouvements de population survenus entre le 22 et le 26 juin 2021 dans quatre villages des départements de Ouallam et de Tera de la région de Tillabéri.

La région du Sahel central, et plus particulièrement la zone du Liptako Gourma, qui enjambe le Burkina Faso, le Mali et le Niger, est témoin d’une crise complexe qui comprend comme enjeux une compétition grandissante pour le contrôle de ressources; des bouleversements climatiques; une croissance démographique galopante; des niveaux élevés de pauvreté; l’absence d’opportunités économiques et un sentiment de désillusions quant au futur; des tensions communautaires; l’absence de présence étatique et le manque de services sociaux de base; et des violences provoquées par des réseaux de crime organisé et des groups armés non étatiques. La crise a engendré, en 2020, la mort de 5 000 personnes 2020 (au 31 août) et conduit à des déplacements de populations significatifs dans les quatre pays touches par la crise. Au 25 juin 2021, 1 896 332 individus étaient déplacés par la crise, y compris 1 713 275 Personnes déplacées internes (90% de la population affectée) et 183 057 réfugiés (10%). Soixante-cinq pour cent de la population déplacée (1 240 450 personnes) se trouvaient au Burkina Faso, 20 pour cent au Mali (386 120), 11 pour cent au Niger (199 385) et 4 pour cent en Mauritanie(70 377).

Between 21 and 27 June 2021, a total of 2,193 movements were recorded in the states of Adamawa and Borno. The recorded movements consisted of 1,319 arrivals and 874 departures. Arrivals were recorded at locations in Askira/Uba, Bama, Gwoza, Kala/Balge, Monguno and Ngala Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the most conflict-affected state of Borno and in Demsa, Fufore, Girei, Gombi, Hong, Lamurde, Madagali, Maiha, Michika, Mubi North, Mubi South, Numan, Song, Yola North and Yola South LGAs of Adamawa.   Departures were recorded in Askira/Uba and Kala/Balge LGA of Borno, and Fufore, Girei,  Gombi, Hong, Lamurde, Madagali, Maiha, Michika, Mubi North, Mubi South, Numan, Song and Yola North LGAs of Adamawa.   ETT assessments identified the following movement triggers: voluntary relocation (484 individuals or 22%), seasonal farming (435 individuals or 20%), improved security (420 individuals or 19%), conflict/attack (390 individuals or 18%), poor living conditions (380 individuals or 17%) and fear of attack (84 individuals or 4%).

In order to capture the displacement and return dynamics in Ethiopia, DTM Ethiopia's National Displacement Report combines findings from its Site Assessment (SA) in Section 1 and findings from the Village Assessment Survey (VAS) in Section 2. The Site Assessment tracks the number and multisectoral needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs), while the Village Assessment Survey tracks the number of IDPs who are returning or have returned to their communities and their multisectoral needs. VAS is also used to evaluate the absorption capacity of villages receiving returns with a focus on accessibility of services, livelihoods and reintegration.  Through Site Assessment (SA), a total of 1.96 million IDPs were identified in 1,379 sites across 11 regions in Ethiopia. Conflict displaced an estimate of 1.25 million IDPs, followed by drought which displaced 318,992 IDPs, flash floods which displaced 156,815 IDPs and seasonal floods which displaced 113,388 IDPs, among other displacement reasons. During the same period, a total of 1.99 million IDPs were also tracked through the Emergency Site Assessment (ESA) round 6 which is a monthly tool used to track internal displacement in Tigray, Afar and Amhara regions caused by the crisis in Northern Ethiopia. Combining the SA and ESA figures brings the total to 3.95 million IDPs identified throughout the country thus far. However, kindly note that there were substantial access and/or security issues throughout Tigray region, Metekel zone in Benishangul Gumz region, the Wallegas, the Hararges, West Guji and Guji zones in Oromia region.  Through Village Assessment Survey, a total of 1.5 million returning IDPs were identified in 1,421 villages across 10 regions. A large majority of returning IDPs (1.4 million) were initially displaced due to conflict while 67,842 returning IDPs were initially displaced due to seasonal floods and 55,214 returning IDPs due to flash floods. The region hosting the largest number of returning IDPs was Oromia region with 714,493 returning IDPs, followed by Somali region with 406,830 returning IDPs.      

DTM teams activated EET to monitor the displacement of individuals affected by violence between factions of the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA/WA) in Shamal Jabal Marrah, Central Darfur. Clashes erupted on 12 May 2021 in Fanga Suk due to tensions over land accessibility. For more information, please see the first EET, Emergency Tracking Report Shamal Jabal Marrah, Central Darfur 001. 

This Round 6 of the COVID-19 Situation Analysis is based on the assessment of knowledge, practice and impact of the pandemic on internally displaced persons (IDPs) in conflict-affected communities of northeast Nigeria. Conducted by the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) unit of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the report covers the period between 19 April and 9 June 2021 and reflects trends from the states Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe in north-east Nigeria.   The first assessment was conducted in May 2020 two months after the index case was reported in Nigeria. In this report, the results are presented from the 6th round of assessments. In this Round 6, 116,320 respondents - or 5 per cent of all identified IDPs as per DTM Round 37 - were interviewed for a range of COVID-19 related indicators. Key informant interviews and focus group discussions were the primary methods used for the assessment and the findings were corroborated with physical on-ground observations.   The information collated and analyzed in this report includes COVID-19 awareness among IDPs, communication medium used to receive information, level of awareness (in camps and in host communities, respectively), exposure to communication on risks associated with COVID-19, mitigation measures taken (in camps and among host communities, respectively), health centre’s preparedness in managing confirmed cases of COVID-19, effect of the pandemic on day-to-day activities (in camps and in host communities, respectively) and access to infection and prevention control facilities. Additionally, in this 6th Round of assessments, a section was added on vaccine awareness and the preparedness to get vaccinated in the future.   COVID-19 threatens to deepen the humanitarian crisis in north-east Nigeria, a region that has been besieged with an escalation of violence between Non-State Armed Groups (NSAGs) and the Government for nearly a decade, resulting in mass displacement and deprivation. To better understand the scope of displacement and assess the needs of affected populations, IOM has been implementing the DTM programme since September 2014, in collaboration with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and relevant State Emergency Management Agencies (SEMAs).