UNFPA Ethiopia Response to the Tigray Crisis – Situation report (15 – 31 May 2021)

Situation Overview

The persistent armed confrontations in Tigray Region continue to drive large-scale displacement from rural to urban areas, most notably through the north and northwest, and central zones in Tigray. Active hostilities across large parts of the region, general insecurity and recurrent road blockages between major cities continue to affect the ability of partners to move and scale-up the response to those more in need in hard- to-reach rural areas. According to the IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix 5th Emergency Site Assessment, there are an estimated 1,715,176 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) across 265 verified and accessible sites in Tigray, Amhara and Afar Regions (see map below). Of those, 1,645,944 IDPs are in Tigray Region, followed by 48,420 IDPs in Afar Region and 20,812 IDPs in Amhara Region. The Regional Bureau of Labor and Social Affairs (BOLSA) in Tigray Region indicated there are an estimated 2 million people displaced across the region10 with 5.2 million11 currently estimated to be in need in Northern Ethiopia. Notwithstanding the efforts to scale up the multi-sectoral humanitarian response, the situation remains dire, along with continuous reports of attacks against civilians, as well as humanitarian workers on the ground.

Source:  United Nations Population Fund