Migration group reports significant decrease in displaced families in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says there has been a significant decrease in the number of displaced families in Haiti since a massive earthquake struck the country three and a half years ago. In its latest quarterly Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) for Haiti, the Geneva, Switzerland-based group said about 279,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) or 71,000 households remain in 352 IDP sites and camp-like settlements throughout the country. Since the devastating earthquake there has been an 82 percent decrease in the number of displaced families and a 77 percent reduction in the number of IDP sites.