Rapport #X
JANUARY –MARCH 2018
MIGRANT RESOURCE AND RESPONSE MECHANISM
This document provides a monthly overview of the main activities implemented under the
Migrant Resource and Response Mechanism (MRRM) by IOM’s mission in Niger since 2015.
The mechanism is composed of seven pillars and aims to contribute to the promotion of a
dignified and secure migration for all, as well as to support government efforts in developing an
effective approach to migration flows.
The first page of this monthly update provides an overview of the key statistics for each pillar
while the remaining pages provides more detailed data and indicators by pillar.
DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO
MIGRANTS
6,980
OVERVIEW OF KEY STATISTICS BY PILLAR
FLOW MONITORING: Migrants transiting Niger
© International Organization for Migration (IOM)
MONTHLY RESULTS: NIGER Issue: August 2021
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HUMANITARIAN RESCUE / SEARCH AND RESCUE
OPERATIONS
OUTGOING INCOMING
Migrants assisted at IOM’s
six transit centres in 20202018 2017
15,807 9,419 3,519
2019AUG 2021
1
2
PROTECTION: Vulnerable cases assisted in 2021
19*VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING
ASSISTED
235*ACCOMPANIED MINORS
ASSISTED
78*UNACCOMPANIED
MINORS ASSISTED
3 MIGRANTS ASSISTED WITH VOLUNTARY
RETURN AND REINTEGRATION
2018
16,927 16,396
2019
NON-EUTF
COUNTRIESNIGER
908
In and from Niger to Countries of Origin
MIGRANTS REINTEGRATED IN 2020 & 2021
4
CAPACITY BUILDING ON MIGRATION
MANAGEMENT TO GOVERNMENT OF NIGER
7
8MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING &
AGREEMENTS SIGNED SINCE 2017
1
2020
5,619
9,817
2020
8,460 | 117,395
People sensitized
AWARENESS
6
5
2021
1,136 6,101
2021AUG 2021
9,085
1,292 459 1,116 8762021 2020 2021 2020
69,430
106,766
98,306
88,601
173,737202,409
147,206 132,561
6 Transit centers2020 2019
2021
10,059 20,077
139,336170,801
*These are July’s numbers
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PROTECTION # this month | # in 2021
0* | 19*Victims of trafficking assisted and
Voluntarily returned to their
country of origin
12* | 78*Unaccompanied minors assisted and
Voluntarily returned to their
country of origin
95% FEMALE | 5% MALE
DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO MIGRANTS # this month | # in 2021
1,611 | 6,980Migrants assisted at IOM’s
six transit centres
MAIN NATIONALITIES: 28% GUINEA CONAKRY | 23% MALI | 11% SIERRA LEONE | 38% OTHER
67,662 | 293,160
Meals served
22 | 190
Medical cases hospitalized
GENDER AND AGE DISTRIBUTION: 89% MALE | 4% FEMALE | 7% MINORS
IOM provides direct assistance to migrants at its six transit centres in Niger in Niamey (3), Agadez (1), Arlit (1), Dirkou (1). The
centres are open, and stay is voluntary. The assistance on-site is comprised of food, water, shelter, medical and psychosocial
assistance.
HUMANITARIAN RESCUE / SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS
1,136 | 6,101Migrants assisted through Humanitarian Rescue /
Search and Rescue Operations
# this month | # in 2021
MAIN NATIONALITIES: 32% GUINEA CONAKRY | 27% MALI | 10% SIERRA LEONE | 31% OTHER
5 | 44Operations
99%Migrants rescued who chose
to join the AVRR
programme
Since October 2016, IOM assists migrants in distress through search and rescue missions in the Agadez region.
IOM aims to ensure that the rights of migrants, displaced persons and affected local communities are protected and that their
needs are met, regardless of their nationality, age, gender, physical condition and religious affiliation.
MONTHLY RESULTS: NIGER
Arlit Agadez Dirkou Niamey
1
2
3
5,304 1,068 166 442
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The majority of migrants are registered in Arlit as this is the first centre most migrants pass through before being transferred to Agadez, IOM’s largest transit centre.
143 | 1,009Individual consultations with a
psychologist
2,481 | 17,372Individuals who participated in
psychological and recreational
activities
5% FEMALE | 95% MALE
65% NIGERIA | 7% BENIN | 5% NIGER
| 4% LIBERIA | 3% IVORY COAST |
16% OTHER
24% MALI | 21% IVORY COAST |
21% GUINEA CONAKRY | 13% CAMEROON |
10% NIGERIA | 11% OTHER
*These are July’s numbers
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ASSISTED VOLUNTARY RETURN AND REINTEGRATION (AVRR) # this month | # in 2021
86%Migrants assisted in transit centers
with no identification papers
NIGER
Nigerien returnees
from Libya and Algeria(Humanitarian Voluntary
Return - HVR)
Nigerien returnees
from Europe and
the Middle East
Returns to
countries of origin TYPES OF
RETURN
MIGRANTS ASSISTED WITH VOLUNTARY RETURN FROM NIGER TO COMMUNITIES OF ORIGIN
NIGERIEN RETURNEES TO NIGER
RETURNS FROM NIGER TO COMMUNITIES OF ORIGIN : 2019 - 2021
TOTAL
0 | 0Nigerien returnees welcomed from Libya
0 | 0Nigerien returnees welcomed from other countries
IOM assists all migrants, both national and international, who wish to return home. The implementation of the assisted
voluntary return and reintegration programme relies on the cooperation and participation of a significant number of actors such
as governments in countries of origin, consulates and embassies.
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MAIN NATIONALITIES IN 2021
0 | 0Nigerien returnees welcomed from Algeria
Nigeriens 0 17 549 1,419 634 301
Other nationalities 5,619 9,068 16,378 14,977 6,461 4,788
5,619 9,085 16,927 16,396 7,095 5,089
1250
14221174
983
1418
10511517
15571422
1930
2072
1112
17532043
1441
304382
538140
343339
720
1082
267 406 472 5281114
1308
616908
1714
1320
696533
354 227 170 150 130 121 79 34 30 19 10 8 8 7 7 1 1
REINTEGRATION ASSISTANCE
TRAININGS FOR MIGRANTS IN TRANSIT
156 | 1,116
Migrants assisted with reintegration
in West Africa
IOM’s mission in Niger supports the collective and
individual reintegration assistance in countries not funded
by the EUTF. In countries under the EU-IOM joint
initiative, the reintegration assistance is funded by the IOM
mission in the country of origin.
# this month | # in 2020 | # in 2021
0 | 656Migrants who have received trainings
in business management
0 | 372Migrants who have received trainings
in agriculture
NON-EUTF COUNTRIESNIGER
60 | 1,292Migrants assisted with reintegration in
Niger
6 | 290Collective Reintegration
54 | 684Individual Reintegration
0 | 318Community Reintegration
IOM’s reintegration assistance seeks to enable returnees to reach levels of economic self-sufficiency, social stability within their
communities and psychosocial well-being that allow them to cope with (re)migration drivers. Success in reaching sustainable
reintegration will enable returnees to make migration decisions a matter of choice, rather than of necessity.
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459Migrants assisted with
reintegration in Niger
in 2020
876In 2020
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CONTACTS: nigermigrationresponse.org / Facebook / Twitter / [email protected]
AWARENESS # this month | # in 2020 | # in 2021
IOM implements regular outreach activities through its four orientation offices (BEO) in Agadez, Arlit, Dirkou and Niamey, and its
over 50 community mobilizers (MobComs). Through these regular discussions, MobComs sensitize migrants and local communities
about irregular migration and its alternatives.
MAIN NATIONALITIES: 68% NIGER | 8% NIGERIA | 6% MALI | 4% GUINEA CONAKRY | 14% OTHER
GENDER AND AGE DISTRIBUTION: 65% MALE | 19% FEMALE | 16% MINORS
87%Migrants sensitized who
decided to join IOM’s transit
center and AVRR
programme after visiting a
BEO
92%Migrants welcomed in the
centers who have heard about
IOM through a community
mobilizer
MAIN TYPES OF INFORMATION
REQUESTED
Conditions
for entering the
transit centre
Information about
migration roadsIOM’s mandate
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223,240PERSONS SENSITIZED
IN 2020
469,683PERSONS SENSITIZED
SINCE 2016
117,395PERSONS SENSITIZED
IN 2021