Reports

Le suivi des urgences a pour but de recueillir des informations sur les mouvements importants et soudains de populations. Les informations sont collectées à travers des entretiens avec des informateurs clés ou des observations directes. Ce tableau de bord présente des informations sur un mouvement de personnes survenu le 4 janvier 2021 dans un site de la province du Lac. Suite à une attaque armée survenue le 25 décembre 2020 dans le village de Bikerom, 301 ménages (899 individus) ont quitté les villages de Bikerom, Megra et Ngourtoula, situés dans les îles du lac Tchad (sous-préfecture de Kangalam, département de Mamdi), pour se réfugier dans un site (à ce jour sans nom) situé sur la terre ferme, aux alentours du site de Kousseri 1 (sous-préfecture de Baga-Sola, département de Kaya). 

The objective of the Emergency Tracking Tool (ETT) is to collect information on large and sudden population movements. Information is collected through key informant interviews or direct observation. This dashboard provides information on displacement which occurred on 4 January 2021 in one site of Lac Province.  Following an armed attack which occurred on 25 December 2020 in the village of Bikerom, 301 households (899 individuals) fled the villages of Bikerom, Megra and Ngourtoula located on the islands of Lake Chad (Kangalam sous-préfecture, Mamdi département) for an as of yet unnamed site located on the mainland, in the surroundings of the Kousseri 1 site (Baga-Sola sous-préfecture, Kaya département).

Baseline 1 assessment (B1) as a component of Mobility Tracking (MT) involves collecting basic data on population presence and accessibility of settlements. The assessment is carried out remotely by setting up a network of key informants (KI) for each district. Data collected through local KIs is cross-checked with available secondary sources. The B1 assessment is the first step of the MT component of DTM, the resulting list of settlements is subject to further verification during field data collection during the second step – Baseline 2 (B2). In December 2019 DTM conducted a pilot B1 assessment in 3 regions in central Somalia (Shabelle Dhexe, Shabelle Hoose and Hiraan). Between the 1st July and the 31st of August 2020 DTM Somalia covered the rest of the Somalian territory (14 regions). Juba Dhexe remains the only region not covered in this exercise, and will be assessed once the network of informants is established.

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic at the beginning of the year has affected global and regional mobility, including mobility in Pakistan, through various travel disruptions and restrictions. To better understand how the pandemic affects global mobility, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) developed an online tool and database to register points of entry, exit and transit - such as airports and land and blue border crossing points - where mobility restrictions and preparedness and response measures are in place. To support these efforts, over a period of eight months, the Displacement Tracking Matrix Regional Evidence for Migration Analysis and Policy (DTM REMAP) team in Pakistan mapped and gathered data on the locations, statuses and restrictions at Points of Entry (PoE) in Pakistan. The information gathered allows more in-depth analysis to uncover specific trends related to the locations, statuses and restrictions of PoEs in Pakistan. In October 2020, the DTM REMAP team in Pakistan assessed 17 PoEs. The most common type of PoE reported was airports (9), followed by land borders (6) and blue borders (2). Internal transit points are not taken into account for analysis in this snapshot. During the reporting period, the number of assessed PoEs in Pakistan increased from 16 to 17 PoEs. The status of the PoEs changed notably. None of the PoEs were fully operational at the beginning of the assessment, but 12 PoEs were by October 2020. 

In December 2020, the monthly population count was conducted at Masna collective centre where 3,737 individuals/775 households were identified and Naivasha IDP Camp with 8,939 individuals/2,651 households. The population of Naivasha IDP Camp marginally decreased from 9,048 individuals in November 2020 (decreased by 109 individuals). Wau Masna saw a decrease in its population by 773 individuals since November 2020. For more information on these trends, please consult the DSFM report for Naivasha IDP Camp and Masna Collective Center. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented containment policies to restrict global human mobility in order to prevent the spread of the virus. To better understand how COVID-19 affects global, national, and sub-national mobility, IOM has developed a global mobility database to map, track and analyse the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Points of Entry (PoE).  IOM Afghanistan's COVID-19 Impact on Points of Entry Report is meant to serve IOM Member States, IOM, UN and voluntary partner agencies, civil society and the media, as well as the general population, to better understand the present conditions, restrictions and response gaps at PoE. DTM in Afghanistan has been regularly monitoring PoEs throughout the pandemic, since March 2020, utilizing a range of knowledgeable key informants, including International Health Regulations (IHR) officials from the Ministry of Public Health, border officials, cross-border communities, and IOM teams working at key border crossing points. This report is accurate to the best of IOM’s knowledge at the time of compilation. The analysis is always dated and timestamped in order to reflect the reality at a given time. However, as the situation at PoE continuously evolves and changes, despite IOM’s best efforts, the analysis may not always accurately reflect the multiple and simultaneous restrictive measures being imposed at a specific location.

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 26 December 2020 - 01 January 2021, 352 movements were observed at Three Points of Entries in Borno state. Of the total movements recorded, 182 were incoming from Extreme Nord in Cameroon and 12 from N’djamena in Chad Republic.   A range of data was collected during the assessment to better inform on migrants’ nationalities, gender, reasons for moving, mode of transportation and timeline of movement as shown in Figures 1 to 4 below.

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 511 individuals, including 14 injuries and 3 fatalities, in Batsari, Charanchi, Dandume, Funtua and Sabuwa LGAs of Katsina State between the 28 December 2020 - 03 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.

The Central Sahel area, and in particular the Liptako Gourma region, which borders Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, is affected by a complex crisis involving growing competition over dwindling resources; climatic variability; demographic pressure; high levels of poverty; disaffection and a lack of livelihood opportunities; communal tensions; the absence of state institutions and basic services; and violence related to organized crime and Non-State Armed Groups. The crisis has led to the death of an estimated 5,000 people in 2020 (as of 31 August) and triggered significant displacement of populations in the four affected countries. As of 31 December 2020, 1,658,684 individuals have been displaced, including 1,485,545 Internally Displaced Persons (90% of the displaced population) and 173,139 Refugees (10% of the displaced population). Sixty-four per cent of the displaced population (1,069,361 individuals) were located in Burkina Faso, while 20 per cent resided in Mali (324,843 individuals), 12 per cent in Niger (200,620 individuals) and 4 per cent in Mauritania (63,860 individuals).

The crisis currently affecting the Lake Chad Basin states results from a complex combination of factors, including conflict with Non-State Armed Groups, extreme poverty, underdevelopment and a changing climate, which together have triggered significant displacement of populations. As of 30 December 2020, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria were hosting an estimated 5,066,212 affected individuals made up of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Refugees (both in- and out-of-camp), Returnees (Former IDPs and Returnees from abroad) and Third Country Nationals (TCNs). 76 per cent of the affected population (representing 3,833,232 individuals) were located in Nigeria, while 11 per cent resided in Cameroon (560,085 individuals), 8 per cent in Chad (409,326 individuals) and 5 per cent in Niger (263,569 individuals).

Tropical Storm Chalane made landfall in Sofala on the 30th December 2020, bringing heavy rains and strong winds that affected some parts of the Province. The districts of Buzi, Dondo and Nhamatanda were the most affected and reported important damages, whilst Chibabava only reported minor damages to temporary structures. Caia district didn’t report any damages in resettlement sites. The Province of Manica, more specifically the Sussundenga district, also reported some damages after the tropical storm.

This Middle East and North Africa (MENA) report summarizes mobility restrictions at airports, land, and blue border crossing points resulting from the mitigation measures implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic