Monthly Refugee Returnee Update as of 31 July 2021 92,246 Refugee Returnees (2014 - 2021)

This figure includes Voluntary Repatriation from Kenya (85,267) and Assisted AWDAL Spontaneous Returnees (ASR) from (5,416) as well as 1,563 returnees BARI from other countries such as (773), Libya (542), Sudan (143), Eritrea (87), WOQ. Angola, Tunisia, Pakistan, Gambia and others. Somali refugees from these or other GALBEED countries who return spontaneously without assistance from UNHCR are not included. SOOL

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Indicative regions of return in Somalia DestinationDestination KenyaKenya YemenYemen OtherOther LowerLower Juba Juba 54,51454,514 1616 126126 BanadirBanadir 15,61415,614 4,1204,120 825825 BayBay 9,6559,655 8383 2222 GedoGedo 2,9222,922 22 4343 GALGADUUD MiddleMiddle Juba Juba 1,5391,539 1 MiddleMiddle Shabelle Shabelle 798798 4141 2525 BAKOOL HIRAAN LowerLower Shabelle Shabelle 104104 7979 1 HiraanHiraan 4242 66 2222 MIDDLE Woq.Woq. Galbeed Galbeed 1818 527527 261261 SHABELLE GalgaduudGalgaduud 1515 3 BAY NugaalNugaal 1313 2929 1616 BariBari 1212 297297 2929 LOWER MudugMudug 1010 3535 1212 JUBA BANADIR TogdheerTogdheer 22 7070 1111 Bakool 1 2 Bakool 1 2

SoolSool 1717 Kenya Sanaag 10 Scale: Sanaag 10 20,000 Yemen Awdal 84 12 Awdal 84 12 Other countries OtherOther 88 152152 TOTALTOTAL 85,26785,267 5,4165,416 1,5631,563

Year Total <= 2018 82,839 RETURNEES FROM KENYA BY MONTH 2019 2,142 85,267 2020 190 Refugee Returnees from Kenya 2021 96 (2014 - 2021) 85,267 Data on destinations for returnees from Kenya is generally based on the place of initial return. In 190 the case of arrivals by road convoy in 2017, the final destination declared on arrival is used. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 17 0 21 0 26 0 0 0 0

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec ASR RETURNEES FROM YEMEN BY MONTH YearYearYear TotalTotal <=2018<=2018<=2018 3,4053,405 5,416 201920192019 1,6821,682 Refugee Returnees from Yemen 202020202020 329329 (2015 - 2021) 202120212021 00 In addition to the 5,416 Assisted Spontaneous 5,4165,416 Returns (ASR) since 2017, approximately 40,680 195 were monitored as arriving from Yemen 134 since March 2015.

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RETURNEES FROM OTHER COUNTRIES BY MONTH Year Total 1,563 <=2018 1,196 Refugee Returnees from other 2019 233 countries (2015 - 2021)) 2020 81 75 Returns from other countries include Djibouti 2021 53 53 (773), Libya (542), Sudan (143), Eritrea (87), 1,563 Angola, Tunisia, Pakistan, Gambia and others. Figures for total returnees from Djibouti have been adjusted downwards by 49 as a result of double 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 counting in reporting for arrivals in Oct 2018. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

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Print date: 10 August 2021 Sources:UNHCR Author: UNHCR Somalia Feedback: [email protected]