Asia and the Pacific

This is the first IOM Regional Data Report on Asia and the Pacific. This statistical product highlights the complex migration trends that characterize this region of the world.

Papua New Guinea was on 26 February 2018 hit by a 7.5M earthquake that displaced 58,292 people (11,761 households) in the Southern Highlands, Hela and Western provinces.

A total of 10,371 undocumented Afghans spontaneously returned or were deported from Iran through the Milak (Nimroz) and Herat (Islam Qala) border crossings between 23 - 29 Dec 2018, 7% less than in the previous week (11,141).

A total of 11,141 undocumented Afghans spontaneously returned or were deported from Iran through the Milak (Nimroz) and Herat (Islam Qala) border crossings between 16 - 22 Dec 2018, 2% more than in the previous week (10,874).

In Afghanistan, DTM employs the Baseline Mobility Assessment tool, designed to track mobility, determine the population sizes and locations of forcibly displaced people, reasons for displacement, places of origin, d

A total of 10,874 undocumented Afghans spontaneously returned or were deported from Iran through the Milak (Nimroz) and Herat (Islam Qala) border crossings bet

A total of 13,644 undocumented Afghans spontaneously returned or were deported from Iran through the Milak (Nimroz) and Herat (Islam Qala) border crossings between 02 - 08 Dec 2018, 5% more than in the previous week (12,965).

DTM Round 3 Evacuee Sites in Sanma as of October 22, 2018

DTM Round 3 Evacuee Sites on Maewo as of October 22, 2018

Ambae Evacuee Response, Vanuatu
DTM Round 3 (December 4, 2018)

Since the first DTM round, the number of population displaced has decreased from 432,015 to 124,144 people.

Pendataan pengungsi (DTM) putaran pertama berhasil merekam 432,015 pengungsi (130,492 KK), 54% perempuan dan 46% laki-laki, mendiami 2,700 tempat pengungsian dimana populai terkecil tempat pengungsian adalah 16 jiwa atau 4 KK.

A total of 28,360 undocumented Afghans spontaneously returned or were deported from Iran through the Milak (Nimroz)
and Herat (Islam Qala) border crossings between 11 - 17 Nov 2018, 127% more than in the previous week (12,475) and the

A total of 12,475 undocumented Afghans spontaneously returned or were deported from Iran through the Milak (Nimroz) and Herat

IOM deployed staff to support the Ministry of Health (MOH) Health and WASH cluster assessments to focus specifically on information regarding the camps / temporary shelters for those displaced by the flooding in Attapeu, Sanamxai District.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) deployed staff to support the Joint Rapid Assessment led by the Ministry of Health, focusing specifically on information regarding the camps / temporary shelters for those displaced by the flooding in Attapeu, Sanamxai District right after the fl

A total of 12,402 undocumented Afghans spontaneously returned
or were deported from Iran through the Milak (Nimroz) and Herat
(Islam Qala) border crossings between 28 Oct—3 Nov 2018, 22%
less than in the previous week (15,905). This brings the total number

Over the reporting period, IOM maintained three strategically placed flow monitoring points (FMPs), where DTM teams monitor inflows and ouflows of IDPs, identify and register drought-affected IDP families, and provide newly arriving families with IDP Cards to facili

A total of 15,905 undocumented Afghans spontaneously returned
or were deported from Iran through the Milak (Nimroz) and Herat
(Islam Qala) border crossings between 21-27 October 2018, 7%
more than in the previous week. This brings the total number of

This multi-sectoral needs assessment has been designed in cooperation with ISCG and all sectors. It provides an overview of the Rohingya refugee population's distribution, needs and access to services at the end of the rainy season.

A total of 14,729 undocumented Afghans spontaneously returned
or were deported from Iran through the Milak (Nimroz) and Herat
(Islam Qala) border crossings between 14 to 20 October 2018.
21% less than in the previous week. This brings the total number

IOM has been providing assistance to people affected by the earthquake that hit the Highlands region in February 2018. Provinces highly impacted by the disaster were the Southern Highlands and Hela.

Currently, 3 strategically placed FMPs remain, where DTM teams monitor incoming and outgoing flows of IDPs, identify and register drought-affected IDP families, and provide newly arriving families with IDP cards to facilitate their registration for humanitarian assistance.

Following the earthquake that hit the Highlands region in February 2018, IOM deployed the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) to track human displacements, as well as identify humanitarian needs for those displaced from their community to care centres or displaced within their community. DTM data