OIM MONTHLY REPORT #17 FEBRUARY 2021

An emergency room inaugurated within the medical center of .

480 migrants received emergency assistance through the IOM mobile unit in the region.

34 vulnerable migrants benefited from the Assisted Voluntary Return program.

Renewal of the agreement granting financial support to the ONARS migration unit. Speech by the IOM Head of Mission at the inauguration ceremony of the Emergency room. Photo Credit: Moustapha Mohamed.

HIGHLIGHTS IOM continues to assist vulnerable migrants An agreement was signed to renew financial In collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign in the Migration Response Centre (MRC) in support to the migration unit of the Affairs and International Cooperation, IOM Obock where they receive food, non food National Office for Assistance to Refugees launched the national strategy for the items (NFI), medical and psychosocial and Disasters (ONARS), which provides engagement of the Djiboutian diaspora in assistance thanks to the support of assistance to vulnerable migrants. This the development of the country. European Union. agreement is part of the project "Durable The Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) solutions for host populations, refugees and Through the set up of its mobile unit in July program teams continued to observe migrants in Djibouti", funded by the 2020, IOM teams have been providing movements at the various flow monitoring European Union. life saving assistance to vulnerable migrants points across the country. transiting through the . The IOM has built an emergency room within most vulnerable ones can benefit from the the medical center of Dikhil to facilitate Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR) program access to health care for migrants and to . Djiboutians. SITUATION OVERVIEW Over the month of february 2021, 12 182 movements were counted across the FMP across Djibouti, an average of 435 movements per day. This represents an increase of 62% compared to the daily average of 269 movements observed during the month of January 2021. Among these 12 182 movements, 6% observed in the Obock region, the entry/exit point for migrants to cross the Aden Strait towards the Arab peninsula.

Along this migration route called "route of the East", 9 000 entries were observed from the western borders of Djibouti on the one hand. On the other hand, 1 227 arrivals from have been counted, bringing to 8 879 the number of migrants on their way back to Ethiopia since May 2020. Aerial view of a group of migrants in the Obock region. Photo Credit: Alexander BEE.

CONTACTS Stéphanie Daviot Email: +253 21 32 04 50 or +253 21 35 72 80 [email protected] [email protected] www.iom.int/countries/djibouti OIM Djibouti Monthly report | February 2021 DIRECT ASSISTANCE FOR MIGRANTS IOM teams in Obock continued to provide emergency F assistance to vulnerable migrants returning from the

Arabian Peninsula. During the month of February, a total of 480 migrants (407 men and 73 women), including 204 minors (24 girls and 180 boys) received water, food and medical assistance through the IOM mobile unit. Within the Migration Response Center (MRC) in Obock, 190 vulnerable migrants received food, water, Non-Food Items (NFI) assistance as well as medical and psychosocial support. Meeting with the local communities of Fantahero. Photo Credit: IOM Consultant.

RETURN AND REINTEGRATION

IOM teams assisted a refugee who was resettled in | Canada as part of the project: Government-Assisted Refugees Program (GAR). Thanks to the support of the European Union, 34 migrants were able to benefit from IOM's voluntary return program. This group was composed of 8 families, including 3 adults and 5 accompanied children, aged 7 to 1, as well as 26 unaccompanied minors.

Vue aérienne du COAM de l’OIM à Obock. Crédits: Alexander BEE. EMPOWERMENT OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IOM has signed an agreement to renew its financial With funding from the European Union (EU-IOM Joint Initiative, i support to the migration unit of the National Office for DG ECHO), IOM continues to provide multisectoral assistance to Assistance to Refugees and Disaster Victims (ONARS) which meet the basic needs of migrants staying at the center, but also assists vulnerable migrants. This support is provided through the those in transit to Ethiopia. project: « Durable solutions for host populations, refugees and migrants in Djibouti» funded by the European Union. MIGRATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE IOM has also provided support to the Ministry of Health to set up an emergency room in the medical center of Dikhil. The As part of the implementation of the project on inauguration of this emergency room was carried out on February F migration, environment and climate change, The 28, 2021 by the Ministry of Health in the presence of the IOM National Institute of Statistics of Djibouti has trained four Head of Mission, the Secretary of State for Decentralization, the interviewers, a supervisor and a cartographer to collect data to Minister of Trade and SMEs, the Prefect of the , the measure the impact of environmental and climate change on President of the Regional Council as well as the Head of the migratory movements across the country. This training took place European Union Cooperation. in Bender Djedid between the 23rd and 27th of March 2021. In addition, a national consultant recruited by IOM to conduct a study on potential livelihood opportunities for environmental migrants and host communities has conducted a field mission, with the support of government partners, in the Obock region from February 14 to 16, 2021.

Inauguration of the emergency room in the medical center of Dikhil. Photo Credit:

Moustapha Mohamed.

2 OIM Djibouti Monthly report| February 2021 MANAGING MIGRATION FLOWS Within the framework of the Africa Regional Migration | Program, IOM aims to strengthen the capacity of the

National Institute of Statistics of Djibouti (INSD), in particular the Migration Studies Unit, to produce, manage and disseminate migration-related data. An exhaustive evaluation of the various statistical exercises on migration carried out by the INSD over the last ten years has highlighted the methodological difficulties encountered. In order to overcome these difficulties, a Technical Working Group (TWG) responsible for consolidating, harmonizing and sharing migration data has been set up. The workshop to validate the terms of reference of this working group took place on February 11, 2021 at the Palais du peuple with the participation of about twenty actors such as ONARS, the Ministry of the Interior, the National Office of Migration, UNHCR, the Coast Guard, the Gendarmerie, IGAD, and ANEFIP.

MIGRATION AND GOVERNANCE

Within the framework of the project "Better Migration , Management" (BMM) in Djibouti, co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), a consultation workshop on Migration Governance and training on the Global Compact for Safe, Consultation and training workshop on migration governance. Photo Orderly and Regular Migration was held at the Kempinski on Credit: Siman Omar. February 23 and 24. 40 participants from ministries, prefectures, NGOs and international organizations have participated in this two day workshop. The opening ceremony of the workshop was chaired by the Ambassador of the European Union, the Ambassador of Germany, the IOM Head of Mission, the Representative of the French Embassy, the National Coordinator for Migration and the Secretary General of the Ministry of the Interior.

On February 25, 2021, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has launched the national strategy of engagement of the Djiboutian diaspora at the Institute of Diplomatic Studies in the presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Launch of the national strategy for the engagement of the Djiboutian Cooperation, the Head of Mission of the IOM, and the President of diaspora. Photo Credit: La Nation Newspaper. the Global Djibouti Diaspora. This strategy is supported by the IOM Development Fund and aims to develop and strengthen a sustainable and mutually beneficial relationship between Djibouti and its diaspora.

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