Reports

The heavy rainfall that started since the landfall of Tropical Storm Chalane (30 December 2020) has led to the relocation of some residents of Mugassa Manga and Ndundaz neighbourhoods in Cidade da Beira districts of Sofala province. According to key informants, the individuals were relocated because their houses received the most impact from the flooding caused by the rainfalls. Results from the assessment show that an estimated 765 individuals (255 households) were relocated from the neighbourhoods. A total of 2 accommodation centres have been activated, Samora Machel in Esturro neighbourhood (hosting 587 individuals) and IFAPA in Aeroporto neighbourhood (hosting 178 individuals). All the relocated individuals are living in tents provided by Instituto Nacional de Gestão e Redução do Risco de Desastres (INGD). The top humanitarian needs identified include: food, tents, drinkable water, hygiene kit, and soap. According to interviewed key informants, the individuals received assistance (food, water, and tents) from the Provincial authorities and the INGD.

La crise dans le Bassin du lac Tchad est le résultat d’une combinaison complexe d’une multitude de facteurs, y compris un conflit armé impliquant des groups armés non étatiques, des niveaux extrêmes de pauvreté, un sous-développement persistent, et des bouleversements climatiques, qui ont conduit à des déplacements de populations importants. Le 30 décembre 2020, le Cameroun, le Tchad, le Nigeria et le Niger accueillaient 5 066 212 individus affectés par la crise, dont des Personnes déplacées internes (PDI), des réfugiés et des retournés (anciennes PDI et retournés de l’étranger). 76 pour cent d’entre eux (soit 3 833 232 personnes) se trouvaient au Nigeria, 11 pour cent au Cameroun (560 085 personnes), 8 pour cent au Tchad (409 326 personnes) et 5 pour cent au Niger (263 569 personnes).

La région du Sahel central, et plus particulièrement la zone du Liptako Gourma, qui enjambe le Burkina Faso, le Mali et le Niger, est témoin d’une crise complexe qui comprend comme enjeux une compétition grandissante pour le contrôle de ressources; des bouleversements climatiques; une croissance démographique galopante; des niveaux élevés de pauvreté; l’absence d’opportunités économiques et un sentiment de désillusion quant au futur; des tensions communautaires; l’absence de présence étatique et le manque de services sociaux de base; et des violences provoquées par des réseaux de crime organisé et des groups armés non étatiques. La crise a engendré, en 2020, la mort de 5 000 personnes 2020 (au 31 août) et conduit à des déplacements de populations significatifs dans les quatre pays touches par la crise. Au 31 décembre 2020, 1 658 684 individus étaient déplacés par la crise, y compris 1 485 545 Personnes déplacées internes (90% de la population affectée) et 173 139 réfugiés (10%). Soixante-quatre pour cent de la population déplacée (1 069 361 personnes) se trouvaient au Burkina Faso, 20 pour cent au Mali (324 843), 12 pour cent au Niger (200 620) et 4 pour cent en Mauritanie (63 860).

L’objectif de l’outil de suivi des urgences est de rassembler des informations sur les mouvements significatifs et soudains de population. Ce rapport présente des informations sur les mouvements ayant eu lieu entre le 10 et le 15 janvier 2021 dans le département du Mayo-Sava de la région de l’Extrême-Nord.

The DTM has identified 127,519 internally displaced persons (IDPs) and 27,548 households in the month of November 2020. 

La DTM a identifié 127 519 personnes déplacées internes (PDI) réparties dans 27 548 ménages déplacés, 83% des déplacements étaient dus à des catastrophes naturelles et 17% à d'autres raisons.

The findings of this study highlight that a migrant’s social networks affect many aspects of migrants’ experiences, including employment opportunities, security and information sharing. At the same time, other factors such as socio-economic status, education level and gender also influence a migrant’s experience as well as the ways in which they connect with their networks. While, social networks can be helpful to migrants as a source of information, this also study found that information shared between migrants, especially from friends, is not always accurate.

This Round 4 of the COVID-19 Situation Analysis is based on the assessment of knowledge, practice and impact of the pandemic on internally displaced persons (IDPs) in conflictaffected communities of north-eastern Nigeria. Conducted by the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) unit of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the report covers the period between 9 November and 21 November 2020 and reflects trends from north-eastern states of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe.   The first assessment was conducted in May 2020 two months after the index case was reported in Nigeria. The second assessment and third assessment were respectively conducted in August 2020 and September 2020. In this Round 4, 117,998 respondents - or 5 per cent of all identified IDPs as per DTM Round 35 - were interviewed for a range of COVID-19 related indicators. Key informant interviews and focus group discussions were the primary methods used for the assessment and the findings were corroborated with physical on-ground observations.   The information collated and analyzed in this report includes COVID-19 awareness among IDPs, communication medium used to receive information, level of awareness (in camps and in host communities, respectively), exposure to communication on risks associated with COVID-19, mitigation measures taken (in camps and among host communities, respectively), health center’s preparedness in managing confirmed cases of COVID-19, effect of the pandemic on day-to-day activities (in camps and in host communities, respectively) and access to infection and prevention control facilities.   COVID-19 threatens to deepen the humanitarian crisis in north-eastern Nigeria which has been besieged with escalation of violence between Non-State Armed Groups (NSAGs) and the Government for nearly a decade, resulting in mass displacement and deprivation. To better understand the scope of displacement and assess the needs of affected populations, IOM has been implementing the DTM programme since September 2014, in collaboration with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and relevant State Emergency Management Agencies (SEMAs).   It is hoped that the findings of this assessment will help achieve the main objective of supporting the Government and humanitarian partners in providing better response to needs of displaced communities.

The crisis in Nigeria’s North Central and North West zones, 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) led to fresh wave of population displacement.   Latest attacks affected 1,125 individuals, including 8 injuries and 17 fatalities, in Birnin Gwari, Igabi LGAs of Kaduna State and Kaura Namoda, Maradun LGAs of Zamfara State between the 11 - 17 January, 2021. The attacks caused people to flee to neighboring localities.   A rapid assessment was conducted by field staff to assess the impact on people and immediate needs.

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 09 - 15 January 2021, 257 movements were observed at three Points of Entry in Borno state. Of the total movements recorded, 38 were incoming from Extreme Nord in Cameroon.   A range of data was collected during the assessment to better inform on migrants’ nationalities, sex, reasons for moving, mode of transportation and timeline of movement as shown in figures 1 to 4 below.

From 07 to 11 January 2021, in close coordination with Mozambique’s National Institute for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction(INGD), International Organization for Migration (IOM)’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) teams conducted multi-sectoral location assessments (MSLA) in resettlement sites hosting internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the four provinces affected by Cyclone Idai (March 2019) and floods (between December 2019 and February 2020).  The assessments were carried out in the immediate aftermath of Tropical Storm Chalane1, which hit the central region of Mozambique on 30 December 2020. The most affected districts were Buzi, Dondo and Nhamatanda in  Sofala province. The results from the assessment show that there is no significant displacement into the resettlement sites, however,  4,938 families in the resettlement sites had their tents and shelters destroyed/partially destroyed as a result of Tropical Storm Chalane.

Site profiles for the sites in Manica, Sofala, Tete and Zambezia provinces.