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KEY FINDINGS

LOCATION AND CAUSE OF DISPLACEMENT: 30,112 displaced individuals comprising 10,892 households in 78 displacement sites were identified in TIGRAY region. These figures represent an increase of 7,624 in the total individuals (+33.90%) an increase of 2,951 households (+37.16%) and 18 sites (+30.00%) since round 9 (January/February 2018). 73% sites opened before 2017, 10% sites opened in 2017 and 17% opened in 2018. Conflict was the primary cause of displacement for an estimated 95% of the displaced population.

DEMOGRAPHICS: 45% of displaced individuals were female and 55% were male. 47% were younger than 18 years old. 4% were over 60 years old.

SHELTER: 1 site reported that over 25% of households were living in shelters that were below regional and cultural standards.
WASH: Only 2 sites meet SPHERE standards of access to over 15 liters of water per person per day. 18 (23%) displacement sites reported having no latrines.

FOOD, NUTRITION AND LIVELIHOODS: 15 (19%) sites, representing 2453 individuals, reported no access to food. 90% of sites reported that IDPs did not have access to income generating activities.
HEALTH: Pneumonia was the primary health concern in this round of data collection with 26 sites reporting this.

EDUCATION: In 12 sites, 50% or less of the children on site are attending formal primary school. Formal primary school education is available at 77 sites.
Alternative basic education (ABE) is available at 1 site.

COMMUNICATION: 55% of sites reported that authorities were IDPs primary source of information followed by local leaders at 41% of sites.
Figure 1 illustrates trends in stock totals of displacement in the region over time compared to recent displacement. Figure 2 shows IDP numbers dissagregated by cause over time.