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2019 Migration Snapshot: Red Sea Djibouti YEMEN Publication: April 2020 Overview ERITREA Migrant Stock Migration Flows Refugees 115,341 215,710 30,000 Source: UN DESA Source: DTM Flow Monitoring Source: UNHCR During 2019, 215,710 movements were tracked through 5 FMPs in Djibouti. Almost all of these were Ethiopian nationals travelling through Djibouti en route to the Arab Peninsula. Djibouti is a very important transit country for Khor 'Angar migration in the East and Horn of Africa due to its geographical proximity with the Peninsula. Migrants enter Djibouti via various border crossings, ! Obock Guaherre mainly through Galafi and Balho in the west, or through Assamo (Ali Sabieh) Departure in the south. Many migrants may opt to stay in Djibouti city, and/or Obock points town, to work and earn enough money for their onward journey. Migrants Dorra ! Godoria travel through Djibouti with the aid of facilitators/smugglers. The cost of the Legend: 240 journey as well as the congregation points in Obock where migrants wait for !H Capital Balho 0 further transport vary in cost and location according to migrant’s ethnicity. In Adogolo ! Active FMP DJIBOUTI ! Fontehero 2019, 49,059 migrants were tracked in Obock prior to departure to Yemen Tadjourah ! Inactive FMP Obock and of the 138,213 migrants’ arrivals in Yemen, 38% reported coming from o Airport Fontehero Djibouti. 131 360 Alata Ela MRC nm Internal transit point 14 0 en Haut Obock ETHIOPIA Randa Border crossing point - land Sex and Age Nationalities Alat Ela town 99+1+1 !PK9 !Badaf Border crossing point/port Tadjourah Île Moucha Migration Response Centre Ethiopians 99.92% Galafi ! Transit centre Gulf of 20% Adults 67% Lake Congregation point Somalis Tadjourah 0.06% 'Assal Djibouti Port © Possible bribery point Gulf of 127 Abou !HDjibouti ¥¢L Military base 3% Children 10% Other Aden 0.02% 14 Maya Djibouti o " To w n ! nm Yoboki Railway Loyada Primary road Vulnerabilities Average Cost of Journey ! Kalakanley 25 Secondary road Balbala 4.3% Unaccompanied children 16 " Arta Seasonal stream Dikhil !Holl Holl o Children under the age of 5 Ambouli Admin0 0.8% Holl-Holl 90 International Admin1 22 Airport 0.7% Pregnant and/or lactating women From Amhara to Obock USD 285 Ali Sabieh Lake Migration route - Land ! Ar Oussa nm 0.5% Elderly (60+) From Oromia to Obock USD 354 Abhe SOMALIA Nagad Migration route - Sea Ali Sabieh Railway Daily average From Tigray to Obock !Gueliléh Station Outgoing 0.1% Persons living with disabilities USD 362 Incoming movements Dikhil 83 at FMP 50 Travel History 0 20 Km ¯ !Assamo FMP DISCLAIMER: This map is for illustration purposes Departure (Djibouti) Destination only. Names and boundaries on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by IOM. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Means of Transport Reasons for Movement Assistance at MRC* Ali Sabieh 97+2+1+1 3,797 total registrations at the Economic reasons 97.7% MRC in Obock in 2019 Ethiopia average monthly Ethiopia Bus 316 registrations in 2019 16% ~ Dickil Forced movement 1.3% due to conflict child registrees at the Foot 540 MRC in Obock in 2019 75% Djibouti Short-term assisted voluntary return and Tadjourah local movements 0.8% 3,712 reintegration (AVR/R) provided in 2019 Somalia Taxi/Car of registrees had not 3% Djibouti Not Specified Truck 99% migrated previously Obock 4% Others 0.2% Kingdom of Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Train 2% Arta Yemen *Migration Response Centre.

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