Migration Crisis in Europe: Data Collection and Information Management by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) IOM Belgrade - Serbia 24 June 2016 Budapest, Hungary

Start of activities IOM Serbia initiated its activities in September 2015, upon official request of the Serbian Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Mr. Aleksandar Vulin, Chairman of the Government Working Group on Mixed Migration Flows, at the meeting with the IOM Director General in Geneva. Prior to that, IOM Serbia staff were present in the field to monitor the situation and to discuss with the government the contingency planning and most urgent needs. The first funding (Migration Emergency Funding Mechanism - MEFM) was used to hire staff in the field locations and to cover entry and exit points, but also to increase the capacity of relevant government institutions.

Flow and routes

Arrivals to Serbia

Activities and implemented projects as from September 2015 in response to the on-going crisis IOM mobile teams deployed to the borders with FYRoM, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary. As from September 2015 up to April 2016, IOM Serbia operated with 65 field staff covering 4 border areas in three shifts (24/7).

Field Locations No. center capacity 400 100 200 50 720 20 250 550 1 Krnjaca 400 2 Banja Koviljaca 100 3 Bogovadja 200 4 Sjenica 5 Tutin 50 6 Presevo 720 7 Miratovac 8 Dimitrovgrad 20 9 Subotica 10 Sid 250 11 Principovac 12 Adasevci 550

Transportation announcements Data Collection EWISN - Early warning info sharing network Started in September 2015 Daily information sharing on arrivals/departures Transportation information * 7th March last train reported departing from Gevgelija Period Transportation announcements Number of passengers Sep – Dec 2015 817 373.672 Jan – Mar* 2016 156 90.895

Data Collection DTM - Displacement Tracking Matrix Data collection and reporting Flow monitoring surveys in December 2015 DTM portal

Activities Direct support to the Border Police at the green border with FYRoM (information provision, referral to registration center)

Activities Transport assistance towards registration/reception centres

Activities Support to the migrants in pre-registration process (questionnaires) in Presevo and Dimitrovgrad regsitration center

Activities Establishment of the transit camp (December 2015) at the green border in Miratovac and coordination of the camp activities and assistance provided

Current Activities Currently IOM Serbia operating with 35 field staff covering entry/exit points AVR support as from February 2016 (41 migrants assisted through AVR program) As of 25th May upon official government request mobile teams present at both Kelebija and Horgos border crossing points with Hungary. IOM Serbia deployed 8 field staff members and 3 interpreters for Arabic and Farsi

Current Activities Increasing technical capacities in the camps/reception centres (refurbishment of the Reception center Adasevci (close to Sid) and refurbisjment of the premises for unaccompanied minors in Belgrade) Capacity building of BP – development of handbook/SOP for managing massive influx of migrants Traning of Border Police officials in managing the migration crisis (120 Border police officials trained)

Current activities Maintaining presence and level of activities Monitoring situation on entry and exit points New arrivals Number of accommodated migrants at reception centers Flow monitoring surveys Monitoring situation on SR-HU border

Thank you ! Miljanovic Slavko IOM Belgrade - Serbia e-mail: smiljanovic@iom.int Tel: +381 11 3282-075, +381 11 3282-079 Fax: +381 11 3281-425 Mob: +381 63 239-157