This Quarterly Mixed Migration Update (QMMU) covers the West Africa region. The core countries of focus are Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso and Nigeria. Depending on the quarterly trends and...
Niger + 6 more
Niger + 6 more
This Quarterly Mixed Migration Update (QMMU) covers the West Africa region. The core countries of focus are Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso and Nigeria. Depending on the quarterly trends and...
Senegal + 10 more
Key Updates Quarter 3 - 2023 A sharp increase in deaths along the Atlantic Route: Of the 424 fatalitiesthat have been recorded by IOM's Missing Migrants Project along the Western African route from...
Tunisia + 7 more
Refugees and migrants engaged in mixed movement are rarely able to move with their entire families, as conflicts in origin countries can lead families to become separated or the movement of single...
Niger + 16 more
Key Updates • New Action Plan for the Western Mediterranean and Atlantic Route: On 6 June, the European Commission shared its new Action Plan to strengthen its partnership with key countries of...
Libya + 19 more
Key Updates • Thousands of migrants expelled from Libya: In early June, authorities in Eastern Libya carried out the expulsion of thousands of migrants, predominantly Egyptians. It is reported that...
Sudan + 17 more
4 May 2023 | By Ayla Bonfiglio, Bram Frouws and Roberto Forin As of 1st of May, the fighting in Sudan rages on, despite an apparent extension of the truce between warring sides. Some analysts have...
Libya + 19 more
The UN Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya finds evidence of crimes against humanity against Libyans, refugees, and migrants: In their latest report published on 27 March, the Fact-Finding...
Niger + 16 more
Key Updates • Jump in Burkinabè refugee numbers: As of 22 February, UNHCR estimated that there were some 70,000 Burkinabè refugees in Mali and Niger, and at the end of March, 45,640 Burkinabè...
Key findings • Many aspire to move from the area but few have done so. Almost half of survey participants would like to move, but feel they lack the required resources • Most people would prefer to...
Niger + 20 more
Key Updates • Regional displacement on the rise: As of the end of December, around 6.3 million people were displaced across the Sahel; an increase of 300,000 persons since the end of the second...
Libya + 12 more
Key Updates • Demonstrations in Zarzis: The residents of the coastal town of Zarzis in southeastern Tunisia expressed indignation over authorities’ inaction to deploy search and rescue operations for...
World + 7 more
Summary of key findings • Climate-related hazards were widely perceived to be worsening in the seven case study sites. For most people, this did not negatively affect perceptions of their own future...
Libya + 12 more
Key Updates • Aftermath of Melilla: Following the deaths of dozens of refugees and migrants attempting to enter the Spanish enclave of Melilla on 24 June, there have been a variety of prosecutions of...
Niger + 20 more
Key Updates • European migration cooperation with Niger: Mid-July in Brussels, Niger and the European Union launched an operational partnership to combat migrant smuggling. Amongst other objectives,...
World + 15 more
This snapshot focuses on how smugglers and refugees and migrants make contact in West and North Africa. It draws on 3,602 surveys of refugees and migrants who had used a smuggler or smugglers,...
Libya + 12 more
Key Updates • As of 20 June, land and sea arrivals to Italy and Spain from North Africa through the Central (CMR) and Western Mediterranean Routes (WMR) increased by 84% compared to the same period...
Niger + 19 more
Key Updates • Return of Nigerian refugees: At the beginning of the quarter, approximately 4,000 Nigerian refugees returned to Mallam Fatori in northeastern Nigeria. This return raised questions for...
World + 22 more
This report focuses on the protection challenges for people on the move along three migration routes toward Europe: the Central Mediterranean Route (CMR), the Eastern Mediterranean Route (EMR) and...
World + 23 more
MMC and UNHCR’s 2021 Roadmap for Advocacy, Policy Development and Programming highlights the importance of linking cities across regions of origin, transit, and destination as a key approach toward...
Libya + 12 more
Key Updates • Land and sea arrivals to Italy and Spain from North Africa through the Central (CMR) and Western Mediterranean Routes (WMR) increased by 13% compared to the same period in 2021. • Data...