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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, located in the North East Zone. Assessments are conducted at Points of Entry located along the border with Cameroon.   During the period 01 - 31 January 2021, 844 movements were observed at four Points of Entry in Borno state. Of the total movements recorded, 499 were incoming from Cameroon’s Far North Region, 3 from the North Region in Cameroon and 7 from N’djamena in Chad Republic. Additionally, 335 outgoing movements were recorded from Borno State to the Far North Region in Cameroon.   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.

Ce tableau de bord présente des informations sur les urgences au Burundi pour la période du 25 au 31 Janvier 2020. La DTM a identifié 585 personnes affectées et 339 personnes déplacées par des vents violents dans les provinces de Rutana, Bujumbura Mairie, Cankuzo, Ruigi et Muyinga.

In the states Borno and Adamawa, a total of 2,735 movements were recorded, comprising 1,838 arrivals and 897 departures, between 25 and 31 January 2021. Arrivals were recorded at locations in Askira/Uba, Bama, Dikwa, Gwoza, Konduga, Mobbar and Monguno Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the most conflict-affected Nigerian state of Borno. Arrivals were also recorded in Fufore, 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, Bama and Kala/Balge LGAs of Borno; Demsa, Fufore, Girei, Gombi, Madagali, Maiha, Michika, Mubi North, Mubi South, Numan, Yola North and Yola South LGAs of Adamawa.   ETT assessments identified the following movement triggers: voluntary relocation (1,047 individuals or 38%), improved security (688 individuals or 25%), poor living conditions (403 individuals or 15%), conflict/attack (357 individuals or 13%) and fear of attack 240 individuals or 9%).

This summary presents initial findings from the ninth round of Mobility Tracking conducted across South Sudan through key-informant based assessment at payam and location level between July and September 2020. Mobility Tracking quantifies the presence of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and returnees in South Sudan in displacement sites and host communities. IOM DTM mapped a total of 1,615,765 IDPs (5% previously displaced abroad) and 1,674,668 returnees (32% per cent from abroad) in 2,854 locations across South Sudan. 

DTM teams activated Emergency Event Tracking (EET) to monitor the displacement of individuals affected by inter-communal conflict between Falata and Arab tribes in Gereida locality, South Darfur. Tensions erupted in and around Tuel village on 18 January 2021, following a violent assault that occurred the day prior. The second update estimates a total number of 9,496 individuals (1,515 households) displaced across Tuel, Dereige, Tulus, Dika and Dagama villages, and seeking shelter in schools, with host communities as well as gathering in open areas (new caseloads have been identified in Dagama and Dika). Since the first EET, there has been a 51 per cent decrease in the number of individuals displaced due to approximately 1,790 households having now returned to their locations of origin. All individuals are Sudanese nationals. At least 240 individuals of the remaining caseload have additional vulnerabilities in need of assistance and support. Reports still indicate that 61 individuals have been killed and 56 sustained injuries, whilst at least 1,468 internally displaced persons (IDPs) have lost personal belongings and livestock. Based on a ranking scale, the three main priority needs remain non-food items, food and emergency shelter. 

La crise sécuritaire que le Mali a connu en 2012 a provoqué d’importants déplacements de populations tant à l’intérieur du territoire que vers les pays limitrophes. Afin d’orienter la réponse humanitaire et de faciliter le retour et la réintégration des personnes déplacées internes (PDIs) et des réfugiés, la Direction Nationale du Développement Social (DNDS), fournit depuis décembre 2014 des informations à l’ensemble de la communauté humanitaire et aux pouvoirs publics afin de répondre aux besoins des populations déplacées, retournées et rapatriées au Mali.   Les opérations de collecte et de mise à jour des données menées dans le cadre du programme DTM montrent une augmentation du nombre de personnes déplacées au Mali. La population déplacée dans le pays a augmenté de 7 pour cent par rapport à octobre 2020. Le nombre de PDIs est en effet passé de 311 193 personnes (rapport DTM d’octobre 2020) à 332 957 en décembre 2020 soit une augmentation de 21 764 individus. Cette augmentation s’explique par l’aggravation des conditions sécuritaires dans les régions de Ségou, Mopti, Tombouctou, Gao, Ménaka et la bande frontalière Mali-Burkina Faso au cours des derniers mois, engendrant de plus en plus de déplacements.

IOM's Displacement Tracking Matrix conducts a country-wide Mobility Tracking exercise in regular intervals to update a comprehensive IDP and returnee baseline. Click to access the latest Mobility Tracking dataset (2,854 villages/neighbourhoods and displacement sites). In-between mobility tracking rounds, DTM conducts ad hoc Event Tracking assessment in order to map instances of new displacement or return in short dedicated reports. IOM teams access IDP/returnee locations and consult local key informants including community representatives, local authorities or humanitarian partners and triangulate findings to provide partners with the most accurate as possible, actionable and current data. Complete dataset with location level information is available here.  Between October and December 2020, DTM reported on 20 instances of spontaneous population movement comprising 112,005 IDPs across six states. Natural disaster (flooding) accounted for most displacement (72%), while a further 28 per cent was the result of localized conflict. Thirty-one per cent of the IDPs were displaced by flooding to locations in Northern Bahr El Ghazal, 22 per cent in Jonglei and 18 per cent in Unity. Instances of localized and subnational conflict displaced 10 per cent of the IDPs to locations in Warrap and further in 17 per cent in Central Equatoria.  

At about 1:20 PM on 30th January 2021, a fire incident was reported at Fulatari IDP Camp affecting a total number of 396 individuals (91 households). It was reported that 71makeshift shelters were completely destroyed and 21makeshift shelters partially damaged in the incident. Properties belonging to the affected individuals were destroyed along with some livestock. Two children were also reported to have lost their lives and an adult male sustained injuries.   A rapid assessment was conducted by DTM field staff to assess the damages caused by the fire and ascertain the total number of affected population.   The affected population who are currently without shelter include 69 children, 172 men and 155 women. They are in immediate need of shelter, food and Non-Food Items (NFIs) such as cooking utensils, mattresses, blankets, mosquito nets, etc.

La DTM a identifié 108 598  personnes déplacées internes (PDI) réparties dans 25 306 ménages déplacés, 81 pour cent des déplacements étaient dus à des désastres naturels et 19 pour cent à d'autres raisons.

The complex political and socioeconomic panorama of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has generated one of the largest migratory movements in recent years; an estimated 5.4 million people have left that country, and of these, more than 4.6 million remain in Latin American and Caribbean countries. Colombia has not been foreign to this situation. According to the data presented by Migración Colombia as of October 2020, there are 1.7 million Venezuelan nationals present in Colombia, of these 12% are Children (NNA)2, who as actors in this migratory phenomenon pose a great challenge for the Government of Colombia (CG) at the national and local levels, which, in an attempt to guarantee the human rights and fundamental freedoms of this population, must implement and strengthen programs to a response oriented to the needs of migrant children and adolescents. In order to implement public policies, programs and successful projects specifically intended for refugee and migrant children and adolescents undergoing long stay or street situation and their families, it is necessary to determine their current location, needs, vulnerabilities, migratory flows and conditions. In this regard, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), in furtherance of its mission, implemented the Displacement Tracking Matrix focused on refugee and migrant children and adolescents undergoing long stay or street situation (hereinafter DTM NNA for its Spanish acronym), in six departments of the national territory (Atlántico, Cesar, La Guajira, Nariño, Norte de Santander and Valle del Cauca). For such purpose, support was provided by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Development Fund (UNICEF), and the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare (ICBF) in the conceptual coordination and consolidation of social offer in the territories. This report is made up of six sections, with inputs to generate public policy recommendations that can be considered in the work plans of territorial and national entities, to strengthen the complementary actions between the Government of Colombia and International Cooperation.  

The landfall of Tropical Cyclone Eloise in the early morning hours of 23 January 2021 and Tropical Storm Chalane on 30 December 2020 has affected Sofala, Manica, the southern part of Zambezia, Inhambane, and Gaza provinces. Buzi was one the most affected districts and the discharge of water from Chicamba dam and the Mavuzi reservoir has affected the residents of Vila Sede, Guara-Guara, Ampara, Grudja, Estaquinha, Inhamuchindo, and Bândua localities in Buzi district. *According to the National Institute for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction (INGD) an estimated 143,292 individuals (27,388 households) and 3,917.3 hectares of farmland have been affected in the aforementioned localities.    On 31 January 2021,  the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in coordination with INGD conducted a follow-up assessment in the newly activated accommodation centres in Buzi district. A total of five accommodation centres have been activated in Buzi, ES de Guara-Guara (hosting 8,052 individuals or 1,532 households), EPC de Bandua II  (hosting 1,692 individuals or 423 households, Muchenssa (hosting 1,473 individuals or 273 households, EPC de Inharongue (hosting 1,371 individuals or 210 households) and Campo 11 (hosting 769 individuals or 206 households).

The complex political and socioeconomic panorama of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has generated one of the largest migratory movements in recent years; an estimated 5.4 million people have left that country, and of these, more than 4.6 million remain in Latin American and Caribbean countries. Colombia has not been foreign to this situation. According to the data presented by Migración Colombia as of October 2020, there are 1.7 million Venezuelan nationals present in Colombia, of these 12% are Children (NNA)2, who as actors in this migratory phenomenon pose a great challenge for the Government of Colombia (CG) at the national and local levels, which, in an attempt to guarantee the human rights and fundamental freedoms of this population, must implement and strengthen programs to a response oriented to the needs of migrant children and adolescents. In order to implement public policies, programs and successful projects specifically intended for refugee and migrant children and adolescents undergoing long stay or street situation and their families, it is necessary to determine their current location, needs, vulnerabilities, migratory flows and conditions. In this regard, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), in furtherance of its mission, implemented the Displacement Tracking Matrix focused on refugee and migrant children and adolescents undergoing long stay or street situation (hereinafter DTM NNA for its Spanish acronym), in six departments of the national territory (Atlántico, Cesar, La Guajira, Nariño, Norte de Santander and Valle del Cauca). For such purpose, support was provided by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Development Fund (UNICEF), and the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare (ICBF) in the conceptual coordination and consolidation of social offer in the territories. This report is made up of six sections, with inputs to generate public policy recommendations that can be considered in the work plans of territorial and national entities, to strengthen the complementary actions between the Government of Colombia and International Cooperation.