Reports
IOM DTM in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the state Ministry of Health have been conducting monitoring of individuals moving into Nigeria's conflict-affected northeastern states of Adamawa and Borno under pillar four (Points of entry) of COVID 19 preparedness and response planning guidelines. During the period 30 May to 5 June 2020, 140 movements were observed at twelve Points of Entries in Adamawa and Borno states. Of the total movements recorded, 35 were incoming from Extreme-Nord, 22 from Nord and 1 from Centre in Cameroon. A range of data was collected during the assessment to better inform on migrants’ nationalities, gender, reasons for moving, mode of transportation and timeline of movement as shown in Figures 1 to 4 below.
IOM DTM in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the state Ministry of Health have been conducting monitoring of individuals moving into Nigeria's conflict-affected northeastern states of Adamawa and Borno under pillar four (Points of entry) of COVID 19 preparedness and response planning guidelines. During the period 1 to 31 May 2020, 444 movements were observed at twenty-three Points of Entries in Adamawa and Borno states. Of the total movements recorded, 367 were incoming from Extreme-Nord, 46 from Nord, 14 from Quest, 6 from Nord-Quest, 5 from Centre in Cameroon; 5 from N’Djamena in Chad republic and 1 from Niger Republic . A range of data was collected during the assessment to better inform on migrants’ nationalities, gender, reasons for moving, mode of transportation and timeline of movement as shown in Figures 1 to 4 below:
IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix conducted 5,172 interviews representing 15,228 individual movements into and out of Bentiu Protection of Civilian (PoC) site, Malakal PoC site, Wau PoC Adjacent Area (AA) and Wau collective centres. The Diocesan Major Response Team on COVID-19 decided to close several Wau collective centres as communicated on 6 April 2020. As of 12 April 2020, Nazareth, Cathedral, St. Joseph and Lokoloko (3,743 ind. in March 2020 according to the DTM population count) were deserted apart from a few stranded households. Page 5, usually dedicated to the combined collective centres, will therefore focus on Masna’s movement profile. IOM DTM interviewed 298 households representing 1,251 of the 3,743 individuals who permanently left the closing collective centres between 7 and 11 April 2020. Over 90 per cent of these headed for locations within Wau County, especially Wau South (62%) and Wau North (26%), followed by Jur River (3% - map on p9). Please note that IDPs preferring Jur River as potential destination are most commonly living at Masna Collective Centre (which remained open) according to the latest DTM Intention Survey (January 2020). Those leaving collective centres in Wau cited church pressure to leave or other COVID-19 related reasons including safety concerns. Departing households were 58 per cent female, 51 per cent children under 18, 14 per cent under 5 years, 3 per cent over 60 years and 32 per cent adult female as opposed to 17 per cent adult male.
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. This is so because the rains are more often than not accompanied by very high winds and have been known to cause serious damage to properties. On 9 June 2020, IOM’s DTM program carried out an assessment to ascertain the level of damage sustained in camps and camp-like settings due to heavy windstorm and rainfall on the 8th of June 2020. Overall, 12 camps were affected in Maiduguri, Jere, Damboa and Konduga LGAs. The worst-hit of the camps assessed was the Doron-Baga Camp in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council where a heavy rainfall left 50 makeshift shelters damaged, 6 damaged toilets and an estimated 500 individuals without shelter. Other affected camps are: Old Secretariat Camp, Low cost Camp in Damboa LGA; Shuwari 5 Camp, Doro Camp managed by Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC); Adinatu Camp, El-Miskin Camp, Al-Yakubu Camp (managed by NRC), Ahmed Grema Camp (managed by NRC) in Jere LGA and 250 Housing Estate (Dalori II), Federal Training Center Camp (Dalori I Camp), 400 Housing Estate Gubio (Gubio Camp) in Konduga LGA. There is a major need of shelter, shelter repair kits, construction and sanitation materials as a preparedness measure in all camps, provision of basic NFI as well as reconstruction of damaged toilets and shower areas. No casualty was reported except in Shuwari 5 Camp in Maiduguri where 3 individuals were injured.
The DTM Emergency Event Tracking (EET) is deployed to track sudden displacement and population movements, and provide more frequent updates on the scale of displacement and quantify the affected population when needed. As a subcomponent of the new Mobility Tracking methodology in Sudan (Round Zero), and activated on a needs basis, EET utilises a broad network of key informants to capture best estimates of the affected population presence per location – a useful tool for humanitarian response planning and design.
Between 31 May and 6 June 2020, newly displaced households were recorded in Al Maharah (408HH), Shabwah (352HH), and Hadramaut (181HH). Most of these displacements were the result of natural disaster in Al Maharah (408HH), Shabwah (352HH), and for Aden (187 HH) as a result of COVID-19.
The report presents the findings of an assessment on COVID-19 risk perception and preferred communication channels conducted by Camp Coordination and Camp Management Cluster (CCCM) partners and IOM's Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) in internally displaced persons (IDPs) sites across Somalia. The report seeks to enhance risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) effectiveness by providing evidence-based recommendations. Three thematic areas are covered in this report: community's knowledge of COVID-19, preferred and most utilized channels for receiving critical COVID-19 messages, and attitudes and practices related to COVID-19. The assessment used a mixed methods approach. Interviews were carried out between April 21st and May 4th, 2020.
This Middle East and North Africa (MENA) report summarizes mobility restrictions at airports, land and blue border crossing points resulting from the mitigation measures implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since the last update of IOM Libya’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) on 05 June 2020, continued displacement towards Eastern Libya has been reported by field observers, both from Tarhuna and Sirt regions. DTM identified an additional 470 internally displaced families (approximately 2,350 individuals) since the first update, bringing the total number of internally displaced persons to at least 3,695 families (approximately 18,475 individuals) who have been forced to leave their homes over the past 72 hours.
تواصلت حركة النزوح من منطقتي ترهونة وسرت باتجاه شرق ليبيا وفقا للملاحظين الميدانيين و ذلك منذ آخر تحديث أصدرته مصفوفة تتبع النزوح عن المنظمة الدولية للهجرة في ليبيا في يوم 05 يونيو 2020. وقد أحصت المصفوفة 470 أسرة نازحة حديثا (حوالي 2.350 فردا) وبذلك بلغ العدد الإجمالي للأسر النازحة ما لا يقلّ عن 3.695 أسرة (حوالي 18.475 فردا) أجبرت على مغادرة مساكنها خلال الـ 72 ساعة المنقضية
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. This is so because the rains are more often than not accompanied by very high winds and have been known to cause serious damage to properties. On 5 May 2020, IOM’s DTM program carried out an assessment to ascertain the level of damage sustained in camps and camp-like settings due to heavy windstorm and rainfall between 4th and 5th June 2020. Overall, 10 camps were affected in Gwoza, Maiduguri, Jere and Konduga LGAs. Affected camps include: Camp D (Damara Arrival Center), Camp E in Gwoza LGA; Bakasi Camp, Doron Baga Camp, Eyn Can Center Camp in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC); Ahmed Grema Camp, Custom House, Musari Camp in Jere LGA and 250 Housing Estate (Dalori II), Federal Training Center Camp (Dalori I) in Konduga LGA. There is a major need of shelter, shelter repair kits, construction and cleaning of drainages as a preparedness measure in all camps, provision of basic NFI as well as reconstruction of damaged toilets and shower areas. No casualty was reported except in Bakasi Camp in Maiduguri where 2 individuals were injured.
The crisis in North Central and North West, which involves long-standing tensions between ethnic and linguistic groups; attacks by criminal groups; and banditry/hirabah (such as kidnapping and grand larceny along major highways) frequently leads to the displacement of local populations. Recent attacks affected 677 individuals, including 4 injuries and 11 fatalities, in Batsari and Dan Musa LGAs (Katsina) and Kajuru LGA (Kaduna) between 1 - 4 June 2020. The attacks damaged major buildings and facilities causing people to flee to neighboring communities. A rapid assessment was conducted by field staff to assess the impact on people and needs.
