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The grim reality of smuggling economics and migrant abuse

The business of human smuggling in the Horn of Africa and down the eastern corridor of Africa is alive and kicking. Like other markets in the formal or informal economy, it operates dynamically within the laws of supply and demand. But, due to its clandestine nature, there are distortions that severely compromise the security of those caught up in these mixed migration flows. Supply and...

Migrants as Commodities? rising violent criminality against migrants

New reports from Egypt, Sudan and Yemen show that individuals caught up in the flow of mixed migration from the region are increasingly becoming victims of violent criminality after they leave their country of origin. Migrants on the move in the region have always faced abuse at the hands of robbers, unscrupulous smugglers and certain government officials but new evidence indicates that, more than ever, they are...

Driving storms: migration and the environment

(with a special review of ‘Migration and Global Environmental Change’ – a study by The UK Government Office for Science) Climate and environmental change-induced migration is interrelated and increasingly becoming a key global challenge. Equally for migrants, environmental factors are becoming major drivers, fuelling a ‘storm’ of displacement. Evidence of the impact of the environment on migration, especially in...

Navigating migration in the Horn: a mosaic of changing policies

The region is tough for migrants, IDPs, refugees and asylum seekers. As states wrestle between defining their own immigration policies, evenly applying existing laws and international commitments and responding to populist demands against ‘foreign’ new-comers, those on the move face a mosaic of changing policies. Part of the problem is the identity of those in the mixed migration category. Mixed migration is not...

Latest trends in regional mixed migration

Overview trends analysis 2011

Posted on 01.01.2012 @ 10:29 by written by:RMMS

In 2011 (January to December inclusive) based on data recorded, the following trends relevant to mixed migration in the region were identified: Increased movement to Yemen 103,154 new...

Monthly Press listing May 2012

Posted on May 16 2012 @ 12:00 by by: written by:RMMS

Monthly Press listing April 2012

Posted on April 17 2012 @ 10:32 by written by:RMMS

Monthly Press listing March 2012

Posted on March 13 2012 @ 15:39 by written by:RMMS

Monthly press listing February 2012

Posted on February 22 2012 @ 17:20 by written by:RMMS

Monthly press listing January 2012

Posted on January 25 2012 @ 15:18 by written by:RMMS

Statistics at a glance

New Arrivals along Yemen’s coast
Somali	2012 March	2,425	Total arrival in 2012	6,380
Non- Somali (Ethiopian)	2012 March	8,268	Total arrival in 2012	27,254
Refugees in Kenya
Somali	New Arrivals; 2012 April	3,610	Total as of 6^th May 2012	523,692
Ethiopian	New Arrivals; 2012 April	Unknown	Total as of 29^th April 2012*	23,265
Refugees in Ethiopia
Somali	New Arrivals; 6th Mar - 30th April 2012	4,814	Total as of 6^th Mar 2012	194,614
IDPs in Somalia**
	Displaced in April 2012	33,000	Estimated total	1.36 million
Source UNHCR. * Kakuma & Dadaab. **The IDP statistics are rounded up to the nearest thousand.

RMMS Research initiatives

Risk and Protection Research: Ethiopian Migrants in Yemen

Posted on 01.03.2012 @ 10:47 by written by:RMMS

Researching Ethiopian migrants in Yemen to gain a better understanding of their protection risks, challenges and needs. A RMMS/DRC Joint Research Project.

Future Migration Scenarios Analysis

Posted on 25.01.2012 @ 10:47 by written by:RMMS

Horn of Africa & Yemen region: patterns, drivers & future scenarios of mixed migration A new joint research agreement between the Oxford-based International Migration Institute (IMI) and the...