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SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC IDP Movements January 2021 IDP (Wos) Task Force SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC IDP Movements January 2021 IDP (WoS) Task Force January 2021 updates Governorate summary 19K In January 2021, the humanitarian community tracked some 32,400 IDP Idleb 13K movements across Syria, around twenty-five percent less than the numbers 15K tracked in December 2020. As in preceding months, most IDP movements were 11K Aleppo 10K concentrated in northwest Syria, with 92 percent occurring within and between 15K Aleppo and Idleb governorates. At the sub-district level, Bulbul in Aleppo 520 governorate received the largest number of displaced people, with around 3,000 Lattakia 365 830 IDP movements in January, followed by some 2,900 IDP movements received by 390 Maaret Tamsrin in Idleb governorate. A’zaz sub-district in Aleppo governorate Deir-ez-Zor 390 560 and Dana sub-district in Idleb governorate received around 2,200 and 2,000 474 movements respectively, while the Kafr Takharim sub-district in Idleb governorate Al-Hasakeh 411 75% 411 and the Ghandorah sub-district in Aleppo governorate each received some 1,600 of IDP arrivals IDP movements. 274 occurred within Tartous 184 At the community level, the Azaz community in Aleppo governorate received the 495 governorate largest number of displaced people, with around 1,500 movements in January, 314 Hama 46 followed by some 1,300 IDP movements received by the Bayates community in 204 Idleb governorate. The Harbanush, Bulbul and Tal Aghbar - Tal Elagher 185 Homs communities in Aleppo governorate each received some 900 IDP movements, 60 IDPs departure from governorate 60 n while the Jarablus community in Aleppo governorate received more than 800 IDP (includes displacement from locations within 240 movements this month. Damascus 0 governorate and to outside) These movements are estimated to mostly be incentivised by access to services 0 Displacement within governorate n and livelihoods, and facilitated by reduced levels of shelling compared to 58 (include displacement within the same governorate Rural Damascus 0 only) preceding months. 15 IDPs arrival to governorate 0 n Ar-Raqqa 0 (includes displacement to locations within 25 governorate and from outside) IDP movements map (K: thousand) IDP Movements 32,398 Al-Hasakeh 5.5K IDP movements Aleppo Ar-Raqqa 1.4K 406 Idleb Communities Lattakia IDP movements refer to the number of IDPs arrivals in communities and may include multiple/short term Hama Deir-ez-Zor displacements. Tartous Total IDP arrivals (by subdistrict) Homs l 1 - 1,000 l 1,001 - 5,000 l 5,001 - 10,000 l 10,001 - 20,000 l > 20,000 No IDPs arrival reported Rural Damascus O l Total number of IDPs arrived Displacements by governorate IDP movements less than two hundred are not reflected on the map. The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Arrows on the map do not depict actual IDP movement paths.Source: Information as reported by CCCM and HNAP for Jan 2021. Creation Date: 02 Mar 2021 Feedback: [email protected].
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