Multi-Agency Assessment Evaluates 78 Sites Across 5 Zones, Highlighting Critical Shortfalls in Shelter, Water, and Humanitarian Oversight
By Staff Writer
(Nairobi, Kenya) — A multi-agency assessment led by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has revealed critical deficiencies in food, healthcare, shelter, water, and protection services across displacement sites in the Tigray Region.
The comprehensive study, conducted in collaboration with Ethiopia’s Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) Cluster, evaluated 78 displacement sites spanning 5 zones and 21 districts, representing nearly 307,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs).
While 95 percent of the assessed sites receive some form of food aid, the report highlighted that the assistance remains grossly insufficient to meet basic nutritional needs. Similar shortfalls were documented across the health, education, and shelter sectors, with 36 sites receiving zero shelter support.
Water and sanitation infrastructure across the region faces severe operational strain. Only four of the 78 sites report adequate water and sanitation services, while 27 sites lack services entirely, and 47 operate under insufficient provision.
The study further identified absolute protection vacuums, reporting that 45 sites receive no protection services whatsoever. Specific risk assessments documented child protection concerns across 64 sites, women and girls’ safety vulnerabilities in 55 sites, and elevated risks of sexual violence in 46 sites. Additionally, 39 sites present physical accessibility barriers for persons with disabilities, while others suffer from land disputes, host community tensions, and missing legal documentation.
Humanitarian coordination remains severely constrained. Thirty-seven sites lack a dedicated CCCM presence to track populations, coordinate relief delivery, or manage grievance mechanisms. The deficit is absolute in the Central Zone—which hosts 19 percent of Tigray’s total displaced population—where every single site operates without formal CCCM oversight.
Classifying overall risk levels, the assessment categorized 44 sites at moderate risk, 22 at high risk, and 10 at critical risk. Furthermore, 70 percent of sites reported environmental vulnerabilities, with 43 percent exposed to seasonal flooding hazards.
Financed by the Ethiopian Humanitarian Fund (EHF) and the European Union, the study’s findings and methodology have been formally acknowledged by the Tigray Regional Health Bureau.
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