El Salvador
- Country Profile
- Returns
- Migration and Remittances
- Unaccompanied Childhood
- Salvadorans in the United States
- DTM
Migration and family remittances are topics of great relevance for El Salvador. Remittance flows sent by Salvadoran migrants benefit more than 20% of households in the country, complementing the primary income obtained through the work of household members, allowing them to increase their purchasing power, improve food, opt for a better place to live and expand access to health and education services, among others.
According to data from the Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador, in 2016, the amount of remittances reached the amount of $ 4,576.03 million, which was equivalent to 17.1% of GDP and 15.2% of gross national income available. This result allowed for the first time in history those flows have completely covered the country’s trade deficit. In 2017, remittances have a favorable behavior that will exceed $ 5,000 million.
Household Mobility Survey
All girls, boys and adolescents are full subjects of law. IOM recognizes this and assumes as a principle of mandatory compliance to contribute so that, in any decision taken, the physical, spiritual, psychological, moral and social development of girls, boys and adolescents is prioritized in order to achieve their full and harmonious development, taking into account the appropriate direction and orientation of his mother and father.
DTM El Salvador
In close coordination with the field teams of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and CONMIGRANTS, on October 31, 2018, the module for monitoring and estimating flows of migrants was implemented from the monument to the Divine Savior of the World to the “Polyhedron” that divides the routes to the different official borders with Guatemala with the objective of supporting humanitarian action and the protection of vulnerable populations.
Additionally, rapid surveys were carried out to characterize the population in transit and identify needs to facilitate the humanitarian support of all actors at the levels of transit, reception and reintegration.
Round 4
Round 3
Round 2
Displacement Tracking Matrix – DTM
In order to provide tools to the State so that actions, plans and policies in favor of mobile populations are supported by transparent, verifiable and secure information, the United Nations Agency for Migration (IOM) presents the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM).
Conceptualized in 2004 in Iraq, the DTM has been continuously improved through years of operational experience in countries in both conflict situations and natural disasters. This instrument is essential in the generation of information and primary data on displacement at national and global levels.
During the period from August to October 2016, IOM implemented the DTM in the Northern Triangle of Central America to identify municipalities to be prioritized from the perspective of its service providers, at the governmental and non-governmental level.
This report briefly describes the methodology used and the general results of data collection, as well as some indicators at the municipal level.
The DTM can be implemented in four ways: baseline evaluation at different geographical levels, flow monitoring, registration and surveys. In the case of the Northern Triangle, a baseline assessment was made at the municipal level, which covered 833 mayorships in the 3 countries.
To collect the information, key people at the municipal level were interviewed to learn about their perception of the number of returned migrants, foreign persons in transit and internally displaced persons, whether due to violence, natural disasters or climate change.
