Over 1 Million People Displaced due to Conflict in Northern Ethiopia: IOM DTM
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Addis Ababa Over 1 million people are displaced across 178 accessible locations in Ethiopia s Tigray region and neighbouring Afar and Amhara, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM).
This data was collected through a monthly Emergency Site Assessment (ESA) which has been in place since the conflict in Northern Ethiopia erupted in November 2020.
The assessment, conducted from 02 March to 23 March, revealed that there are some 1,000,052 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Tigray region, another 45,343 in Afar region and 18,781 in Amhara region. The data suggests that IDPs are fleeing to towns and cities to seek humanitarian assistance and gain access to essential services. It is the fourth such assessment conducted by IOM in the area.
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The United States handed over 1,500 rolls of heavy-duty plastic sheeting to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
The sheeting distributed over the weekend is expected to support U.S. efforts to provide emergency shelter for tens of thousands of Ethiopians displaced by the ongoing conflict in the Tigray region, according to the press statement from the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. U.S. Ambassador Geeta Pasi handed the shelter supplies over to IOM Chief of Mission Maureen Achieng and Deputy Commissioner Yasin Nesibu from Ethiopia’s National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRMC) at a warehouse in Addis Ababa.
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04/16/21
Addis Ababa – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) today received over 1,500 rolls of heavy-duty plastic sheeting from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) that will be used to provide temporary shelter relief to more than 80,000 people displaced by conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.
IOM will immediately transport and distribute the supplies to people in need across Tigray, where conflict has forced an estimated 1 million people to flee their homes. Many are now sleeping outside or in crowded shelters. The donated shelter supplies include sleeping mats, blankets, and basic household items including kitchen sets with pots, pans, and cooking utensils.