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IOM Regional Office for the East and Horn of Africa MIGRATION RESPONSE CENTRES (MRCs) 1 JANUARY - 31 JULY 2021 1 | 2 REGIONAL OVERVIEW: JULY 2021 MRC LOCATIONS AND REGISTRATIONS Group discussion with members of the Fantehero community and migrants hosted at the MRC in Obock. © IOM 2021 Red Sea Gulf of Aden Indian Ocean Nairobi Mogadishu Djibouti Khartoum Juba Sana’a E R I T R E A E T H I O P I A ETHIOPIA S O M A L I A SOMALIA KENYA YEMEN OMAN KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA SUDAN SOUTH SUDAN UGANDA 1:30,000,000 N YEMEN Legend: MRC Country Capital DJIBOUTI DJIBOUTI 112 Jul Semera 156 Jul Hargeisa 279 Jul 336 Jul Metema MRC location ERITREA Addis Ababa Asmara Addis Ababa Asmara 1,210 199 Jul Obock Bossaso Togochale 76 Jul Dire Dawa 1 Jul 777 Jan-Jul 1,603 Jan-Jul 1,179 Jan-Jul No. of registrations in July 2021 No. of registrations from Jan - Jul 5,555 MRC location 51 Jul Moyale 571 Jan-Jul 402 Jan-Jul 21 Jan-Jul 539 Jan-Jul 463 Jan-Jul A total of 1,210 migrants were registered at MRCs across the region in July, a 37% increase compared to June and the highest number of registrations recorded so far during this year. This brings the total registrations in 2021 to 5, 555 migrants. The largest number of migrants were registered in Metema (336), followed by Bossaso (279), Obock (199), Hargeisa (156), Semera (112), Togochale (76), Moyale (51), and Dire Dawa (1). More male adults (50%) were registered in July than female adults (32%), while 18% of registrations were children. Child registrations slightly decreased by 8% compared to June, however, female adult registrations tripled between June (128) and July (387). Almost all registered females were Ethiopian nationals (99%), of whom more than half (51%) came from the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' (SNNP) region. A large majority of female adults (90%) were between 18 and 29 years old. While all the children registered at the MRC in Hargeisa and over half of the children registered at the MRC in Metema (57%) were accompanied, all the children registered in Bossaso, Semera and Moyale as well as most children registered in Obock (93%) and Togochale (92%) were unaccompanied. Almost all registered migrants were Ethiopian nationals (98%), and the majority reported departing from the Oromia (34%), SNNP (25%) and Amhara (14%) regions of Ethiopia. Some migrants were also returning from Yemen, in particular from Aden (9%) and Marib (2%). Half of the migrants (50%) reported that they intended to continue their journey to Saudi Arabia. All migrants registered in Semera were heading to Saudia Arabia. Overall, most migrants reported migrating for economic reasons (75%). Background and Methodology Migration Response Centres (MRCs) are situated along key migration routes, where they fill critical gaps by providing direct assistance, including food and temporary shelter, information and service referrals to migrants on the move. Working collaboratively, MRCs bring together key partners to facilitate the identification of migrants in vulnerable situations, and ensure that they receive appropriate, immediate and longer-term support. Eight MRCs are currently operational in the Horn of Africa: Hargeisa and Bossaso since 2009, Obock since 2011, Semera and Metema since 2014, Dire Dawa and Togochale since the end of 2019, and Moyale since March 2021. IOM established the MRC Regional Data Collection System in July 2016 to advance a standardized approach for collecting data and monitoring responses to mixed migration flows and informing evidence-based policy and programming in the region. In 2018, IOM revised the system to strengthen the provision of relevant and robust data. In 2020, a new software application, the MRC Information System (MRCIS), was developed to better address the data management needs of these centres. This factsheet presents key findings, rather than the entire range of information gathered in the MRC questionnaire. Data is collected upon migrant registration at the MRCs by trained enumerators. Only the information of migrants that consent to their data being captured is collected. IOM does not share individual-level data. All data presented in this factsheet should be taken as indicative rather than representative and should not be used to generalise across the region.
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IOM Regional Office for the East and Horn of Africa
MIGRATION RESPONSE CENTRES (MRCs)1 JANUARY - 31 JULY 2021
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REGIONAL OVERVIEW: JULY 2021 MRC LOCATIONS AND REGISTRATIONS
Group discussion with members of the Fantehero community and migrants hosted at the MRC in Obock. © IOM 2021
Red Sea
Gulf of Aden
Indian Ocean
Nairobi
Mogadishu
Djibouti
Khartoum
Juba
Sana’a
ERITREA
ETHIOPIAETHIOPIA
SOMALIASOMALIA
KENYA
YEMEN
OMAN
KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
SUDAN
SOUTHSUDAN
UGANDA
1:30,000,000 N
YEMEN
Legend:MRCCountry Capital
DJIBOUTIDJIBOUTI
112 JulSemera
156 JulHargeisa
279 Jul
336 JulMetema
MRC location
ERITREA
Addis Ababa
Asmara
Addis Ababa
Asmara
1,210
199 JulObock
Bossaso
Togochale76 Jul
Dire Dawa1 Jul 777 Jan-Jul
1,603 Jan-Jul
1,179 Jan-Jul
No. of registrationsin July 2021No. of registrationsfrom Jan - Jul 5,555
MRC location 51 JulMoyale
571 Jan-Jul
402 Jan-Jul21 Jan-Jul
539 Jan-Jul
463 Jan-Jul
A total of 1,210 migrants were registered at MRCs across the region in July, a 37% increase compared to June and the highest number of registrations recorded so far during this year. This brings the total registrations in 2021 to 5,555 migrants. The largest number of migrants were registered in Metema (336), followed by Bossaso (279), Obock (199), Hargeisa (156), Semera (112), Togochale (76), Moyale (51), and Dire Dawa (1).
More male adults (50%) were registered in July than female adults (32%), while 18% of registrations were children. Child registrations slightly decreased by 8% compared to June, however, female adult registrations tripled between June (128) and July (387). Almost all registered females were Ethiopian nationals (99%), of whom more than half (51%) came from the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' (SNNP) region. A large majority of female adults (90%) were between 18 and 29 years old. While all the children registered at the MRC in Hargeisa and over half of the children registered at the MRC in Metema (57%) were accompanied, all the children registered in Bossaso, Semera and Moyale as well as most children registered in Obock (93%) and Togochale (92%) were unaccompanied.
Almost all registered migrants were Ethiopian nationals (98%), and the majority reported departing from the Oromia (34%), SNNP (25%) and Amhara (14%) regions of Ethiopia. Some migrants were also returning from Yemen, in particular from Aden (9%) and Marib (2%). Half of the migrants (50%) reported that they intended to continue their journey to Saudi Arabia. All migrants registered in Semera were heading to Saudia Arabia. Overall, most migrants reported migrating for economic reasons (75%).
Background and Methodology
Migration Response Centres (MRCs) are situated along key migration routes, where they fill critical gaps by providing direct assistance, including food and temporary shelter, information and service referrals to migrants on the move. Working collaboratively, MRCs bring together key partners to facilitate the identification of migrants in vulnerable situations, and ensure that they receive appropriate, immediate and longer-term support. Eight MRCs are currently operational in the Horn of Africa: Hargeisa and Bossaso since 2009, Obock since 2011, Semera and Metema since 2014, Dire Dawa and Togochale since the end of 2019, and Moyale since March 2021.
IOM established the MRC Regional Data Collection System in July 2016 to advance a standardized approach for collecting data and monitoring responses to mixed migration flows and informing evidence-based policy and programming in the region. In 2018, IOM revised the system to strengthen the provision of relevant and robust data. In 2020, a new software application, the MRC Information System (MRCIS), was developed to better address the data management needs of these centres.
This factsheet presents key findings, rather than the entire range of information gathered in the MRC questionnaire. Data is collected upon migrant registration at the MRCs by trained enumerators. Only the information of migrants that consent to their data being captured is collected. IOM does not share individual-level data. All data presented in this factsheet should be taken as indicative rather than representative and should not be used to generalise across the region.
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MIGRATION RESPONSE CENTRES (MRCs)1 JANUARY - 31 JULY 2021
27% Migrants reporting health problems
71+11+7+6+3+1Travel History 76+16+3+2+1+1+1Economic reasons
Family reunification
Armed conflict
Natural disasters
Education
76%
1%
2%
3%
16%
Most Reported Reasons for Migration *
Top 4 Areas of Departure
Ethiopia Oromia 42%
Ethiopia SNNP 20%
Ethiopia Amhara 11%
Yemen Aden 10%
Departure MRC Intended destination
Hargeisa
Bossaso
Obock
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
Ethiopia
Yemen
Note: The vulnerabilities are presented as a percentage of all reported vulnerabilities (3,698), and not of the total number of registered migrants.* Multiple choices allowed.
Ethiopia
Togochale
Personal enmity 1%
MIGRANT JOURNEYS
Most Reported Hardships During the Journey *
Lack of basic services
Physical/psychological abuse
Imprisonment/detention
71%
7%
11%
Withholding of ID documents
<1%
Migrant Registrations5,55574% 26%
<6 6-14
15-17
18-29
30-59
60+
2+2+2+15+4+12+5+11+48+7+1 134
119
137
827
199
126
276
635
2,653
398
33
Child Migrant Registrations1,427
18
MIGRANT PROFILES AND VULNERABILITIES
BossasoHargeisa Obock
476
381
62 54
Togochale
6-14 15-17<6
24% Unaccompanied children
3% Pregnant or lactating women
15% Accompanied children
1% Elderly migrants
Migrants with a physical or mental disability1%
Most Reported Vulnerabilities *
Moyale
Semera
Metema
South Africa
Other GCC StateOther
Forced into the journey <1%
3%
6%
Bribes/extortion
Forced labour/exploitation
Semera Metema Moyale
397
30 16
Other European CountryDire Dawa
11Dire Dawa
