Entry points to Tunisia Demographic Breakdown

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Tunisia: Mixed Migraon Profiling , Key Findings (Rescue at sea and arrivals by land/ air) 49% Côte d’Ivoire 8% Mali 7% Senegal 6% Cameroon 5% Burkina Faso 5% Guinea 3% Nigeria 17% Other Country of Origin Demographic Breakdown Expressed future intenons during profiling 27 September 2018 Impact of transit through Libya 54% By air 29% By land 17% By sea 48% Remain in Tunisia without seeking asylum** 20% Seeking asylum 13% Undecided 11% Onward movement 08% 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 plaorm. 45% of arrivals transited through Libya out of which Tunisia is primarily a transit country for most migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. This popula- on arrives by air, by land, and sea through regular and irregular channels, oſten with the aim of moving onward to Europe. Individuals rescued at sea, intercepted, or arrested on grounds of irregular stay or aempted irregular depar- ture, are oſten referred to humanitarian actors by the authories, and are then profiled. ! H Ouargla El Oued Tebessa El Tarf Nalut Zwara Tataouine Kebilli Sfax Gafsa Gabes Tozeur Le Kef Mednine Kasserine Beja Kairouan Siliana Sidi Bouzid Bizerte Nabeul Mahdia Sousse Jendouba Zaghouan Monastir Manouba Ariana Tunisia Algeria Libya Souk Ahras Mediterranean sea Profiling* (interview/counselling) by UNHCR/partners For: Asylum seekers Refugees, 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 detenon, 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 Eidgnosseschaft Confédération suisse Confederazione Svizzera Confederaziun svizra Donors: UNHCR partners: Referrals based on intents and profiles 0-4 12-17 18-24 25-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 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 desnaons. The boundaries and names shown and the designaons used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Journey Routes land/ Airplane / Sea route ! Z Port Capital Legend Airport UNHCR Field Office Governorate UNHCR Representaon Border entry points Lake xx no. of arrivals 45% (231) individuals interviewed transited through Libya 193 323 63% 37% 86 151 279

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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

iterra

nean

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

!ZPort

Capital

Legend

Airport

UNHCR Field Office

Governorate

UNHCR RepresentationBorder entry points

Lake

xx no. of arrivals

45% (231) individuals interviewed transited through Libya

19332363% 37%

86

151

279