Reports

*/ A sharp rise was recorded in the weekly influx rate of internally displaced persons (IDPs) at the UN Mission in South Sudan’s protection of civilians (PoC) site in Bentiu, the capital of Unity State. A total of 1,226 individuals arrived at the PoC between 10 to 17 October 2015, an almost threefold increase from the 508 new IDPs that had come in the week before, taking the overall population of the PoC to 120,004 individuals or 31,742 HHs. 

Cumulatively from the first week of June to 16 October 2015, 15,612 households representing 31,595 individuals crossed the border into Haitian territory. 38.5% were female while 61.5% were male. 436 presumed unaccompanied minors were identified. 1,531 households declared having been registered in the PNRE corresponding to 3,399 individuals. 18,941 individuals declared having returned spontaneously to Haiti. 7,468 individuals claim to have been deported. 5,186 individuals were officially deported at the three official border crossing points of Ouanaminthe, Malpasse, and Belladères and have been voluntary registered.  

This Site Assessment Dashboard identified 189,011 IDPs (28,983 households) in 76 camps and camp-like settings. 52% of the IDPs identified are children and overall, most IDPs are women between 18 and 59 years old. Most (99,648) IDPs were identified in Borno, followed by Adamawa where 6,813​ IDPs were identified.

Cumulatively from the first week of June to 9 October 2015, 14,284 households representing 29,279 individuals crossed the border into Haitian territory. 38.9% were female while 61.0% were male. 389 presumed unaccompanied minors were identified. 1,455 households declared having been registered in the PNRE corresponding to 3,195 individuals. 17,531 individuals declared having returned spontaneously to Haiti. 7,148 individuals claim to have been deported. 4,600 individuals were officially deported at the three official border crossing points of Ouanaminthe, Malpasse, and Belladères and have been voluntarily registered.  

*/ A significant drop was noted in the weekly influx rate of internally displaced persons (IDPs) at the UN Mission in South Sudan’s protection of civilians (PoC) site in Bentiu, the capital of Unity State. Only 508 individuals arrived at the PoC between 3 to 9 October 2015, a drastic 57 per cent decline from the 1,184 new arrivals that had come to the PoC in the week before, taking the overall population of the PoC to 119,038 individuals or 31,266 households. 

Cumulatively from the first week of June to 2 October 2015, 12,326 households representing 26,131 individuals crossed the border into Haitian territory. 40.2% were female while 59.8% were male. 351 presumed unaccompanied minors were identified. 1,352 households declared having been registered in the PNRE corresponding to 2,925 individuals. 15,989 individuals declared having returned spontaneously to Haiti. 6,617 individuals claim to have been deported. 3,525 individuals were officially deported at the three official border crossing points of Ouanaminthe, Malpasse, and Belladères.

*/ A nominal decrease was noted in the weekly influx rate of internally displaced persons (IDPs) at the UN Mission in South Sudan’s protection of civilians (PoC) site in Bentiu, the capital of Unity State, even as a sharp increase was recorded in the percentage of new arrivals seeking food. A total of 1,184 individuals arrived at the PoC between 26 September 2015 to 2 October 2015, a 2 per cent decline from the 1,203 new arrivals that had come in the week before, taking the overall population of the PoC to 119,038 individuals or 31,266 households. In keeping with the trend, more than half the new arrivals for this week were women, i.e., 55 per cent. 

In the UNHCR’s latest assessment in Talaingod and Kapalong, the IDPs revealed a legitimate fear not to return to their communities due to insecurity and presence of armed troops. This information has been consistently confirmed by the IDPs during the joint assessment conducted by UNHCR, IOM, UNICEF and CSSD office on 1 October 2015. DTM assessed 552 displaced persons (124 families) of which all are from the Manobo ethnolinguistic group. There are 552 displaced persons or 124 families staying in Haran Evacuation Center. There are more women than men in the site. Children (age 17 yrs. below) are the largest age group at 62% of the population (340 persons), and adults comprised 38% (212 persons). There are 552 persons who are undergoing psychosocial support, as part of their coping mechanism from trauma & distress due to displacement. The snapshot further provides demographic information as well as details on vulnerable populations, needs and concerns by sector.

*/ During September 2015, the DTM verified 90 sites hosting 713,144 IDPs in 138,541 households. 236,039 IDPs were identified in 58 host communities, 288,636 in 20 spontaneous settlements, 190,753 in 5 PoCs and 53,055 in 7 collective centers. */ The state with the highest number of individuals in the sites surveyed was Unity state, followed by Jonglei and then Lakes state. The report contains information on population tracking, health, shelter, non food items, food security, livelihoods, water, sanitation, hygiene, protection, education and communication.  

During this round, Displacement has increased by just over 24,000 individuals. IDPs have primarily displaced from the governorates of Anbar (22,368 individuals), Ninewa (20,412) and Kirkuk governorates (10,200). IDPs who accommodate in critical shelter arrangements have increased by 5,496 individuals. Returnees increased by 43,794 individuals. At the national level, The governorates hosting the largest IDP populations remain Anbar, Baghdad, and Dahuk with a total of 1,587,600 individuals. A total of 87% of the displaced population (2,787,744 individuals) have fled Anbar, Ninewa and Salah al-Din. Following the Ramadi Crisis, since 1 April 2015 just over half a million individuals were displaced from Anbar. From January 2014 to 29 September 2015, the DTM identified 3,206,736 internally displaced individuals (534,456 families),1 dispersed across 103 districts and 3,476 locations in Iraq. Considering the available information and the DTM methodology, the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) maintains the planning figures for the humanitarian response at 3.2 million internally displaced persons (IDPs).

Cumulatively from the first week of June to 25 September 2015, 10,893 households representing 23,767 individuals crossed the border into Haitian territory. 40.8% were female while 59.1% were male. 259 presumed unaccompanied minors were identified. 1,214 households declared having been registered in the PNRE corresponding to 2,675 individuals. 14,620 individuals declared having returned spontaneously to Haiti. 6,173 individuals claim to have been deported. 2,974 individuals were officially deported at the three official border crossing points of Ouanaminthe, Malpasse, and Belladères.  

Cumulatively from the start of border monitoring in the first week of June 2015 to 16 June, 9,058 households representing 20,596 individuals crossed the border into Haitian territory. 42^ were female while 57.8% were male and 0.1% of the records had no data on gender. 175 presumed unaccompanied minors were identified. 12,939 individuals declared having returned spontaneously to Haiti. 5,622 individuals claim to have been deported and 2,035 were official deported at three official border crossing points of Ouanaminthe, Malpasse and Belladeres.