Reports

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 2 November 2020 in one site of Lac Province.  With insecurity growing on the islands of Lake Chad (due to the multiplication of attacks by Non-State Armed Groups), 187 households (616 individuals) preventively fled the village of Ngorea (Kangalam sous-préfecture, Mamdi département) for the site of Bibi Barrage, located on the mainland, in the same sous-préfecture.

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 1 to 31 October 2020, 624 movements were observed at Seventeen Points of Entries in Adamawa and Borno states. Of the total movements recorded, 188 were incoming from Extreme-Nord, 17 from Nord, 3 from Centre in Cameroon and 6 from N’Djamena in Chad republic. A total of 214 Incoming movements were observed at Eleven Points of Entries.   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 DTM Monthly Regional Update contains consolidated summary updates and highlights from DTM field operations. This document covers updates from the regional network of flow monitoring of migrants, as well as the tracking and monitoring of internal displacement in the countries. It is published on a monthly basis and covers the West and Central Africa Region.

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 18 et le 21 Octobre 2020 dans le département du Mayo Sava de la région de l’ Extrême Nord

Le Tchad fait, depuis 2015, l’objet d’attaques perpétrées par des groupes armés présents dans le bassin du Lac Tchad (Cameroun, Niger, Nigeria, Tchad) ayant engendré des déplacements massifs de populations, aussi bien internes que transfrontaliers. Au Tchad, l’OIM met en œuvre sa Matrice de suivi des déplacements (DTM, Displacement Tracking Matrix) dans la province du Lac depuis mai 2015 pour mesurer l’évolution du nombre, des profils et des besoins des populations déplacées suite à cette crise, afin de mieux orienter les programmes humanitaires et de développement. Ce tableau de bord présente les résultats d'évaluations menées auprès d'informateurs clés entre le 11 septembre et le 5 octobre 2020 dans 217 lieux de déplacement. Il est à signaler que lors de ce round, 18 pour cent des localités ont été évaluées par téléphone, principalement en raison des difficultés d’accès aux zones insulaires du Lac Tchad, ciblées par des attaques armées au cours de la période de collecte de données. Pendant ce round, une augmentation de 13 pour cent du nombre de Personnes Déplacées Internes (PDI) a été observée par rapport au round 12. Cette hausse peut s’expliquer par la dégradation des conditions de sécurité (principalement dans les sous-préfectures de Kaiga-Kindjiria, Kangalam et Liwa), ayant contraint de nombreuses personnes à se déplacer, de manière préventive ou suite à des attaques armées. Par ailleurs, parmi les PDI identifiées, 1 pour cent (4 419 personnes) ont été déplacées suite aux inondations causées par de fortes pluies dans la province du Lac. Comme lors du round précédent, des indicateurs relatifs à la connaissance de la pandémie de COVID-19 et à la mise en place de mesures préventives ont été inclus dans la collecte.

Since 2015, Chad has been the target of repeated attacks by armed groups conducting an insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin (Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria), which have caused significant internal and cross-border population displacements. In Chad, IOM has been implementing the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) since May 2015 in Lac Province to gather updates on the number, profiles, and needs of populations displaced due to the crisis, in order to inform humanitarian and development programmes. This dashboard presents key results from DTM assessments carried out with key informants between 11 September and 5 October 2020 in 217 displacement locations. During this round, 18 per cent of locations were assessed through phone interviews, mainly due to access challenges to the islands of Lake Chad, which were targeted by armed attacks during the data collection period.  During this round of data collection, the number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) increased by 13 per cent as compared to round 12. This increase can be explained by worsening security conditions (mainly in Kaiga-Kindjiria, Kangalam and Liwa sous-préfectures), which led many individuals to flee their homes preventively or following armed attacks. In addition, 1 per cent of IDPs (4,419 individuals) were displaced by floods caused by heavy rainfall in Lac Province. As in the last round, key indicators related to COVID-19 awareness and preparedness were included in data collection. 

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.

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 1,992 individuals, including 51 injuries and 44 fatalities, in Birnin Gwari LGA of Kaduna State, Rogo LGA of Kano State, Dandume, Faskari, Safana LGAs of Katsina State and Bukkuyum, Maradun, Maru, Shinkafi, Tsafe LGAs of Zamfara State between the 26 October - 1 November, 2020. 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 24 - 30 October 2020, 100 movements were observed at Seven Points of Entries in Adamawa and Borno states. Of the total movements recorded, 49 were incoming from Extreme Nord in Cameroon.   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.

This report is based on data collected through DTM’s Comprehensive Migration Flow Survey (CMFS) is based on the collection of primary data, which provides information on migration flows towards Europe from Afghanistan whilst focusing on eight thematic areas: (1) migrant profiles, (2) migration routes and trajectories (3) resourcing the journey, (4) the role of intermediaries, (5) vulnerability factors in origin, transit and destination countries, (6) migration drivers and decision making, (7) role of the diaspora, and (8) migrants' perceptions towards Europe. The data DTM collected under the CMFS in 2016 among Afghan migrants included six target populations: Afghan potential migrants in Afghanistan, Afghan potential migrants in Pakistan, Afghan migrants in transit, Afghan migrants in final destinations, Afghan households who stay-behind (households with a migrant journeying to or currently in Europe) and Afghan returnees. Due to the nature of the target population groups, respondents for these surveys were sampled using basic random sampling in combination with snowball sampling in main target locations. The sample sizes of Afghan respondents were as follows: a) Potential migrants in Afghanistan: 958 respondents, b) Potential migrants in Pakistan: 294 respondents, c) Afghan migrants in transit countries: 1,890 respondents d) Afghan migrants in final destination countries: 623 respondents e) Stay-behind in Afghanistan: 982 respondents, f) Returnees in Afghanistan: 264 respondents. To best identify the target population and develop a more robust interviewee-interviewer relationship, the data collectors who conducted the surveys spoke the same language of the respondents.

A l’approche du premier tour des élections présidentielles en Côte d’Ivoire prévu le 31 octobre 2020, des affrontements et tensions ont été observés dans différentes zones du pays. Dans ce contexte, l’Organisation internationale pour les migrations (OIM) a mis en œuvre un évaluation rapide pour déterminer les risques de déplacements liés au contexte électoral. Le but de cette évaluation rapide est d’enregistrer les mouvements de population (y compris les mouvements préventifs) liés au contexte électoral en Côte d’Ivoire et d’identifier les zones à risque de déplacement et de violence. Ce tableau de bord présente les résultats d’analyse tirée d’une première collecte de données qui a eu lieu dans 30 localités et 11 localités frontalières auprès d’informateurs clés le 28 octobre 2020.

In May 2020, CCCM Cluster partners carried out a Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) assessment aimed at gaining insights into communities' understanding of COVID-19, their ability to prevent and respond to the virus and preferred or most utilized channels for receiving critical COVID-19 messages. The results of this assessment were influential in reshaping RCCE campaigns. Additionally, the assessment provided an important baseline illustrating degrees of COVID-19 knowledge in internally displaced persons (IDP) communities and humanitarian stakeholders' RCCE efforts. The objective of the second round of the CCCM RCCE assessment was to gauge progress in COVID-19 knowledge and behavorial change that has taken place since the first round of assessment in May, in addition to identifying areas for improvement. In an ever evolving COVID-19 climate, the assessment strives to demonstrate how IDP communities are coping with current COVID-19 restrictions and how humanitarian partners can support in the process.  In total, the assessment was able to capture RCCE data from 2,025 participants in eight districts highlighting that while there has been an increase in knowledge regarding COVID-19 prevention and response, there are still opportunities to enrich information sharing activities at site-level.