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  Djibouti

THEMATIC MIGRATION ISSUES

Cross Cutting Issues


  
OVERVIEW OF DJIBOUTI

Facts and Figures
Population: 779,100
Area: 23, 200 sq. km
Capital: Djibouti
Source: World Development Indicators database, April 2006

Djibouti gained its independence from France in 1977, after 80 years of colonial rule under the leadership of Hassan Gouled Aptidon who led an autocratic one-party state and served the country until 1999.
Djibouti experienced a civil war from 1991-1994, and with the birth of a multi-party system in 1999, the country has emerged as an island of stability in the Horn of Africa and plays an important role as a moderator for the region. (Excerpt from World Bank website)

Djibouti has no internally displaced persons but hosts camp and urban refugees. The country has two refugee camps namely Ali Adde and Holl-Holl camps According to a UNHCR Djibouti fact sheet 2008, there are 8,493 refugees hosted in the IDP camps.  The fact sheet highlights the countries where refugees in Djibouti come from. These include: -
  • Sudan: 3
  • Somalia: 7,820
  • Ethiopia: 850
  • Eritrea: 90

IOM in Djibouti
IOM does not have a physical presence in Djibouti but has on a number of occasion’s facilitated movement of refugees to third countries, with the help of UNHCR.

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Cross Cutting Issues

Regional and International Cooperation

There is a growing need to encourage regional dialogue within East Africa and the Horn region due to the increase in mobility of populations. It is important to facilitate dialogue on emerging migration challenges in the region to ensure that migration management in the community is harmonized in East Africa and the Horn region.

It is also important to encourage regional dialogue between IGAD (Intergovernmental Authority on Development) member states (Kenya, Sudan, Djibouti, Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Eritrea) in order to develop adequate responses to security concerns and the mixed migration flows. IOM is in a position to facilitate regional dialogues through workshops and consultative forums both under the aegis of IGAD and the EAC (East African Community, Tanzania, Burundi, Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda) and at bilateral or trilateral levels.

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