Entry points to Tunisia Demographic Breakdown
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Tunisia: Mixed Migration Profiling , Key Findings(Rescue at sea and arrivals by land/ air)
49% Côte d’Ivoire8% Mali7% Senegal6% Cameroon5% Burkina Faso5% Guinea3% Nigeria17% Other
Country of Origin
Demographic Breakdown
Expressed future intentions during profiling
27 September 2018
Impact of transit through Libya
54% By air29% By land17% By sea
48% Remain in Tunisia without seeking asylum**20% Seeking asylum13% Undecided11% Onward movement08% Returning to country of origin
Feedback: Zeineb Marzouk [email protected] Ian Brightwell [email protected]
*Profiling aims to determine the individual’s intent: seeking asylum, returning to country of origin, moving onward, remaining in Tunisia without seeking asylum, or undecided; using kobo platform.
45% of arrivals transited through Libya out of which
Tunisia is primarily a transit country for most migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. This popula-tion arrives by air, by land, and sea through regular and irregular channels, often with the aim of moving onward to Europe.
Individuals rescued at sea, intercepted, or arrested on grounds of irregular stay or attempted irregular depar-ture, are often referred to humanitarian actors by the authorities, and are then profiled.
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Ouargla
El Oued
Tebessa
El Tarf
Nalut
Zwara
Tataouine
Kebilli
Sfax
Gafsa
GabesTozeur
Le Kef
Mednine
Kasserine
Beja
Kairouan
Siliana
Sidi Bouzid
Bizerte
Nabeul
Mahdia
Sousse
JendoubaZaghouan
Monastir
ManoubaAriana
Tunisia
Algeria
Libya
Souk Ahras
Med
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sea Profiling* (interview/counselling)
by UNHCR/partners
For: Asylum seekersRefugees, stateless
For: Migrants
Since January 2018, a total of 516 persons were profiled and referred to IOM/UNHCR partners, of whom, during profiling, 20 per cent expressed intent to seek asylum in Tunisia. 83% experienced violence or abuse (torture,
ill-treatment in detention, sexual and gender-based violence, etc.)
Tunis
Ras jdir
Dehiba
Zarzis
**Reportedly to work and earn money to be able to move onwards (majority), or in some cases not to go back home empty-handed (Source: interviews with UNHCR staff).
12 boats rescued at sea/intercepted
Kerkennah
Djerba
Entry points to Tunisia
0-1 month
1-6 months
6-12 months
more than a year
Length of stay in Libya
Schwizerischi EidgnosseschaftConfédération suisseConfederazione SvizzeraConfederaziun svizra
Donors:UNHCR partners:
Referrals based on intents and profiles
0-412-1718-2425-2930-3940-4950-59
60+ 0%0.6%
5%23%
32%35%
4%0.3%
1.6%0%
4%22%
38%32%
1%1%
Single 55%69%
45%
15%
30%
10%
Map: Reported arrivals and migrant routes. Arrows reflected in the map do not reflect the routes but only the places of arrivals and destinations.
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United
Journey Routesland/ Airplane / Sea route
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Capital
Legend
Airport
UNHCR Field Office
Governorate
UNHCR RepresentationBorder entry points
Lake
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45% (231) individuals interviewed transited through Libya
19332363% 37%
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