Reports

During the reporting period DTM identified 3,798 displaced families (16,070 individuals). 22 evacuation centers, located in Iligan City, Balo-i, Pantar, Saguiran, and Pantao Ragat municipalities (out of the 79 existing Evacuation Centers) , were surveyed and issues in the following areas were observed: site management, shelter, WASH, education and protection.

During this reporting period 1,278 individuals were observed crossing the border into Haitian territory; this is below the average of 1,867 per week. Of these, 1,120 individuals were voluntarily registered. 58 UASC were identified, which is above the average of 32 individuals. 36 were officially deported into Haitian territory and subsequently referred to the relevant authorities. A reported 829 individuals were officially deported into Haitian territory this week and 386 individuals declared having returned spontaneously to Haiti.

DTM identified 178,355 families comprising 1,079,130 individuals. 4, 38,966 are currently living in camps or emergency sites.

DTM identified 136,373 Families comprised of 818,238 displaced individuals. Of these 730,962 reportedly originated from Mosul district. 389,898 are in unknown shelter arrangements and 355,518 are living in camps and emergency sites.

During the month of June 2017, IOM DTM teams conducted 4 field missions, covering 9 sites/villages, to register and verify different caseloads of IDPs, returnees, refugees and affected host communities in the states of North Darfur, Central Darfur, South Darfur and South Kordofan. A total of 12,808 individuals were registered during these missions. Additionally, the DTM teams tracked 748 individuals arriving at different localities in South Kordofan State. In addition, 14,587 returnees have been registered in North Darfur since January 2017.

In April 2017, a total of 21,114 IDPs were registered in Nertiti. 61% of the registered IDPs were under 18 years old or below, of which 51% are females and 28% are under 5 years of age. The IDPs were found to have been displaced from 33 villages / locations in Central Darfur. Most people were displaced in January 2016.

In response to several waves of displacement that took place since 2015 from Jebal Mara and its surrounding villages, and due to the need for a better understanding on the numbers, needs and living conditions, the DTM team was deployed to conduct registration and verification exercises of new IDPs in two camps in Dar el Salam locality, North Darfur State. Out of the 1,665 households (6,179 individuals) reported IDPs, the DTM team registered and identified 1,388 households (5,090 individuals). The registered IDPs were mainly displaced in 2015 and 2016, while only few were displaced in 2017. 

In response to the wave of displacement caused by the tribal conflict in May 2017 between Salamat and Misserya tribes in Um Dukhun locality, Central Darfur State; the DTM team was deployed to register a reported figure of 830 households. Out of the initial reported caseload, the DTM team identified and registered 731 households (3,032 individuals). The majority (99%) were displaced in May while the rest were displaced in June. Some IDPs who initially registered in the beginning had left Umm Dukhun town and went to different locations in search of farming and grazing land for their animals. 55% of the registered IDPs live in a new gathering site, north of Um Dukhun town (El Njoom area), and 45% are either hosted by relatives, live in rented houses or are given temporal accommodation by the host communities.

During this reporting period DTM identified 136,863 displaced families comprised of 821,178 individuals. The majority of the identified individuals (734,994) reported Mosul as their district of origin. 389,898 individuals are residing in unknown shelter arrangements, 358,302 are in camps and emergency settings, 61,002 are in private settings,11,934 are in critical shelter arrangements and 42 are in screening sites.  

The Gedo region remains home for most people affected by the prolonged drought, conflict and disease outbreak. This has resulted in an increase of IDPs coming to urbanized areas in Doolow district for service porvision. As of 25 May 2017, 41,222 IDPs have been recorded in the Doolow district. The large majority of IDPs (12,258 individuals) are located in Kabasa while the second largest group of IDPs are in Qansahley (9,198 individuals).  

Over the past 5 years, Middle Shabelle has faced multiple calamities with the top three causes of displacement being drough, insecurity, and outbreak of disease. Moreover, floods, low-rainfall and chronic food shortages as well as clan conflicts have caused movement into the regional capital since 2013, when the Somali national army supported by AMISOM liberated the city. Most of the 95,600 IDPs in Jowhar live within host community settlements, and are originally from the same region. During DTM’s January Round 4 data collection, there were an estimated 85,000 IDPs counted in Jowhar.

Kismayo, the second largest city in South-central Somalia has been devastated by civil conflict, floods, famine and theprolonged presence of armed groups, cuasing a displacement of 76,900 IDPs. Kismayo is believed to have one of the largest IDP populations in the region, mostly coming from Lower and Middle Juba. Within Kismayo, IDPs sites are mostly in Farjano and Fanole areas. While all Key Informants (KIs) in Kismayo indicated having received humanitarian assistance at the site level, there is variation on the level of services available. Food, shelter, water and sanitation are the priority needs.