Reports

The lingering conflict in Nigeria's North East Zone has been the major cause of widespread population displacement. Over 2 million persons have been forced to leave their areas of residence in search of safety and security in neighbouring wards and LGAs.   Since the beginning of March, repeated attacks by Non-State Armed Groups (NSAG) have been reported in Dikwa LGA. Following these attacks, numerous displacements have occurred and continue to occur until today. On 24 June 2021, Dikwa LGA was attacked once more by a Non-State Armed Group, leading to a new wave of population displacement. Flow monitoring assessments have been conducted by IOM DTM field staff with the purpose of informing the humanitarian community and government partners about forced population movements, and enabling targeted response. DTM enumerators were deployed in the transit point Dikwa Motor Park in the ward Dusuman in Jere LGA. IDPs passing through the transit point were asked about their intended destinations and most needed assistance. Since the beginning of May, it was noted that numerous households have started to return to their locations of origin. These return movements were also captured at Dikwa Motor Park in the ward Dusuman and are presented on the map and graphic below.     As a result of the attack on 24 June 2021, a total of 1,344 individuals were displaced from Dikwa LGA towards the LGAs Jere and Maiduguri Metropolitan Council and 3 individuals were injured. They arrived at Dikwa Motor Park from various camps and communities in Dikwa LGA. As presented on the map below, their intended destinations were locations in the LGAs Jere and Maiduguri Metropolitan Council in Borno State. Since the first attack in Dikwa on 1 March 2021, a total of 22,824 IDPs have been recorded by DTM in Dikwa Motor Park. They were displaced from Dikwa LGA and en route to destinations in the LGAs Jere and Maiduguri Metropolitan Council in Borno State. Additionally, since 1 May 2021, a total of 9,636 returnees have been recorded by DTM in the same transit point. They are returning from locations in the LGA Maiduguri Metropolitan Council towards Dikwa LGA. 

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 17 and 23 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, 2 camps and 1 collective settlement in the LGAs Monguno, Bama and Gwoza LGAs were assessed. The worst-hit of the camps assessed was Goverment Girls Secondary School (GGSS) camp in Monguno LGA where a heavy rainfall damaged 33 shelters, affecting an estimated 431 individuals.   In total, 130 shelters were damaged by storms, leaving a total of 200 households without shelter. Additionally, a total of 11 toilets and 8 showers were damaged by storms. There was no casualty as a result of the storms.

The Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) in Sudan first implemented the global Mobility Tracking (MT) methodology in 2019 with the objective of updating displacement figures more frequently, comprehensively, systematically and at regular intervals. Recent and ongoing operational expansion has highlighted the need for methodological clarification between the objectives of the MT and Registration methodologies in Sudan. Repeated MT rounds allow for comparative analysis, data refinement and operational expansion for broadened geographical coverage. In anticipation of upcoming MT round reports, the following report provides a comparative overview between DTM Sudan’s Registration and MT methodologies, focusing on implementation and frequency, as well as justification for the expected increases and/or fluctuations in displacement figures over upcoming data collection rounds due to population growth, population movement and new displacement.

DTM teams activated EET to monitor the displacement of individuals affected by inter-communal conflict between Masalit and Arab tribes. Clashes initially erupted on 16 January 2021 in the Krinding area of Ag Geneina town, West Darfur. on 3rd April 2021, inter-communal conflict escalated in the Hai Eljabal area of Ag Geneina town, West Darfur, resulting in additional displacement. For more information, please see EET_Ag Geneina, West Darfur_018. The nineteenth update estimates a total number of 105,114 individuals (21,025 households) seeking shelter in Ag Geneina and its surrounding villages. The IDP caseload was displaced from Krinding 1 and 2 IDP camps (38%), Hai Eljabal area (23%), Sultan House (11%) and other sites nearby (28%). Since the eighteenth update, there has been a decrease of 2 per cent in the number of displaced persons. On 26 May, IOM participated in a joint rapid verification exercise with the Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC), WFP, WR, WCC, IAS and UNHCR to verify displaced caseloads across 48 sites in Ag Geneina town as reflected in the previous update. 

From 3 — 24 May 2021, the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) deployed its Emergency Site Assessment to capture internal displacement related to the Northern Ethiopia Crisis. This multisectoral location assessment assesses the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and collects basic information on the multisectoral needs of IDPs at site level. In this sixth round, a total of 1,990,168 IDPs (424,342 households) have been identified across 301 sites thus far. 1,918,220 IDPs (404,325 households) were found in Tigray region, 49,643 IDPs (9,165 households) in Afar region and 22,305 IDPs (10,852 households) in Amhara region. However, it should be noted that access constraints and insecurity continue to pose as challenges to the data collection process. 

Between 14 and 20 June 2021, a total of 1,948 movements were recorded in the states of Adamawa and Borno. The recorded movements consisted of 1,352 arrivals and 596 departures. Arrivals were recorded at locations in Askira/Uba, Bama, Gwoza, Hawul and Monguno Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the most conflict-affected state of Borno and in Demsa, Fufore, Girei, Gombi, Hong, Lamurde, Maiha, Michika, Mubi North, Mubi South, Numan, Song, Yola North and Yola South LGAs of Adamawa.   Departures were recorded in Askira/Uba, Hawul and Kala/Balge LGA of Borno, and Demsa, Fufore, Gombi, Lamurde, Madagali, Maiha, Mubi North, Mubi South, Numan, Yola North and Yola South LGAs of Adamawa.   ETT assessments identified the following movement triggers: voluntary relocation (966 individuals or 50%), improved security (449 individuals or 23%), poor living conditions (399 individuals or 20%) and conflict/attack (134 individuals or 7%).

Le système d’élevage transhumant, pratique ancestrale au Burkina Faso et dans toute l’Afrique de l’Ouest, est confronté à des facteurs de vulnérabilité (crise sécuritaire, faible pluviométrie, compétition sur les ressources naturelles) qui menacent sa durabilité, fragilisent ses capacités d’adaptation et provoquent des tensions entre communautés qui résultent parfois en des conflits meurtriers. Afin de mieux comprendre les tendances des mouvements transhumants et l’impact des fragilités sur les communautés transhumantes, l’OIM, au travers de sa Matrice de suivi des déplacements (DTM), a déployé depuis juin 2019 l’outil de suivi de la transhumance (Transhumance Tracking Tool – TTT) avec le Réseau Bilital Maroobe (RBM) et ses antennes d’organisations d’éleveurs pour faire le suivi des mouvements de transhumants au Burkina Faso. Le système d’alerte a pour objectif de recenser les évènements liés à l’utilisation des ressources naturelles et aux pratiques agro-pastorales dans la région transfrontalière des pays du Liptako-Gourma, de comprendre les modes de résolution de conflits existants et d’informer les autorités compétentes afin de réduire les tensions dans les communes d’intervention. Ce système permet de recenser les alertes liées à un évènement conflictuel (alerte évènement) ou à un mouvement massif ou inattendu de bétail (alerte prévention) qui pourrait provoquer un conflit. Ce rapport présente les données de l’outil d’alerte pour le mois de Mai 2021.

La transhumance est une tradition de longue date en Mauritanie où elle est pratiquée par toutes les ethnies présentes dans le pays et implique parfois des familles entières, y compris les enfants. La transhumance a subi des évolutions majeures au cours des dernières décennies, dont une rarification des ressources et redéfinition des routes empruntées par les troupeaux. Par conséquent, des conflits peuvent survenir lorsque les agriculteurs et les transhumants utilisent les mêmes ressources ou quand les champs agricoles sont endommagés par le passage des troupeaux. Dans le cadre du Suivi des Mouvements de Transhumance, l’OIM met en œuvre un mécanisme d'alerte précoce. Cette activité a pour but de collecter des informations sur les évènements conflictuels et/ou sur les mouvements massifs ou soudains de bétail qui pourraient provoquer un conflit. Ces informations sont transmises aux autorités nationales ou locales et aux partenaires. Ce tableau de bord présente les informations fournies par le biais de 12 relais communautaires, présents dans 7 régions (Trarza, Brakna, Gorgol, Guidimakha, Assaba, Hodh El Chargui et Hodh El Gharbi) pendant le mois de février 2021.

During the reporting period (16 to 22 June 2021), a total of 213 movements were recorded - 208 arrivals (3,507 individuals), 4 departures (167 individuals), and 1 transit (11 individuals). The largest arrivals were recorded in Cidade de Pemba (1,440 individuals), Mueda (782 individuals), Ibo (438 individuals), Nangade (404 individuals), Montepuez (215 individuals), Metuge (187 individuals) and Chiure (106 individuals). Four departures were recorded in Nangade (155 individuals) and Balama (12 individuals). 3,250 of the total number of movements originated from Palma district. Less than one third of individuals (28%) were displaced for the first time, while 72% had been displaced prior to this latest movement.

IOM Yemen DTM’s Rapid Displacement Tracking (RDT) tool collects data on numbers of households forced to flee on a daily basis from their locations of origin or displacement, allowing for regular reporting of new displacements in terms of numbers, geography, and needs. It also tracks Returnees who returned to their location of origin. From 01 January 2021 to 19 June 2021, IOM Yemen DTM estimates that 6,292 households (HH) (37,752 Individuals) have experienced displacement at least once.                                                                                                                   Between 13 June 2021 and 19 June 2021, IOM Yemen DTM tracked 153 households (918 individuals) displaced at least once. The highest number of displacements were seen in:                                                                                                                   Marib (47 HH) – Al Jubah (26 HH), Marib City (19 HH), Marib (2 HH) districts. Most displacements in the governorate originated from Sana'a and Marib. Taizz (45 HH) – Jabal Habashy (33 HH), Salh (4 HH), Al Qahirah (3 HH) districts. Most displacements in the governorate were internal. Al Dhale'e (37 HH) – Ad Dhale'e (18 HH), Qa'atabah (12 HH), Al Hussein (6 HH) districts. Most displacements in the governorate originated from Al Dhale'e and Taizz.                                                                                                                   Most displacements resulted from the increased conflict in the following governorates and districts. Taizz (45 HH) – Maqbanah (28 HH), Jabal Habashy (7 HH), Salh (2 HH) districts. Sana'a (26 HH) – Bani Dhabyan (22 HH), Bani Matar (4 HH) districts. Marib (21 HH) – Bidbadah (6 HH), Sirwah (4 HH), Raghwan (4 HH) districts.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Some 18 HH were displaced in the previous reporting period, which covered 06 June - 12 June 2021.  However, they were only identified in the current period and so, this figure has been added to the cumulative displacement total recorded from the beginning of the year.   Since the beginning of 2021, DTM also identified 483 displaced households who left their locations of displacement and either moved back to their place of origin or another location.

The lingering conflict in Nigeria's North East Zone has been the major cause of widespread population displacement. Over 2 million persons have been forced to leave their areas of residence in search of safety and security in neighbouring wards and LGAs.   Since the beginning of March, repeated attacks by Non-State Armed Groups (NSAG) have been reported in Dikwa LGA. Following these attacks, numerous displacements have occurred and continue to occur until today. Flow monitoring assessments have been conducted by IOM DTM field staff with the purpose of informing the humanitarian community and government partners about forced population movements, and enabling targeted response. DTM enumerators were deployed in the transit point Dikwa Motor Park in the ward Dusuman in Jere LGA. IDPs passing through the transit point were asked about their intended destinations and most needed assistance. Since the beginning of May, it was noted that numerous households have started to return to their locations of origin. These return movements were also captured at Dikwa Motor Park in the ward Dusuman and are presented on the map and graphic below.     As a result of the attacks between 12 and 18 June 2021, a total of 1,194 individuals were displaced from Dikwa LGA towards the LGAs Jere, Konduga and Maiduguri Metropolitan Council. They arrived at Dikwa Motor Park from various camps and communities in Dikwa LGA. As presented on the map below, their intended destinations were locations in the LGAs Jere, Konduga and Maiduguri Metropolitan Council in Borno State. Since the first attack in Dikwa on 1 March 2021, a total of 21,480 IDPs have been recorded by DTM in Dikwa Motor Park. They were displaced from Dikwa LGA and en route to destinations in the LGAs Jere and Maiduguri Metropolitan Council in Borno State. Additionally, since 1 May 2021, a total of 8,347 returnees have been recorded by DTM in the same transit point. They are returning from locations in the LGA Maiduguri Metropolitan Council towards Dikwa LGA. 

Le suivi des situations d’urgence (en anglais, emergency Tracking Tool ETT) est une des composantes de la Matrice de suivi des déplacements (DTM) déployée par l’Organisation Internationale pour les Migrations (OIM). Il a pour objectif de recueillir des informations relatives aux déplacements causés par une crise ou des évènements soudains.  Il offre une évaluation préliminaire d’une situation et permet de rapidement mettre en œuvre des mécanismes de réponse. Les informations ont été collectées auprès d’informateurs clés (représentants de déplacés, leaders communautaires) au moyen d’un questionnaire structuré axé sur les déplacements et les besoins humanitaires multisectoriels. Un formulaire d’enregistrement rapide a été également déployé auprès des ménages pour les recenser par sexe et catégorie d’âge et identifier les vulnérabilités présentes. Ce tableau de bord donne un aperçu  de l’évaluation rapide réalisée entre le 16 et le 17 juin 2021 dans la localité de Bangbali suite à une alerte de déplacements causés par des violences liées à la transhumance.