Tigray displacement sites report widespread food and health aid gaps
A July 22 site assessment found insufficient food assistance at 95 percent of 78 displacement sites surveyed across Tigray, with major gaps also affecting health, nutrition and sanitation.
Humanitarian assistance remains insufficient across most displacement sites assessed in Tigray, with new arrivals and secondary displacement adding to pressure on basic services, according to a site-profiling report published on July 22, 2026.
The assessment covered 78 sites in 21 woredas across five zones. It found that 95 percent of sites had food assistance that did not meet basic needs. Nutrition and healthcare support were insufficient at three-quarters of the sites, while water, sanitation and hygiene services were inadequate at 62 percent.
The report also found insufficient education support at 59 percent of sites and gaps in shelter and non-food assistance at 55 percent. More than half of the assessed woredas had no site reporting adequate conditions across water and sanitation, shelter, health and nutrition.
Operational barriers included seasonal flooding at 32 sites, insecurity at 27, limited telecommunications at 17 and poor road access at 15. Child-protection concerns were identified at 64 sites. The assessment was attributed to Ethiopia Shelter, Land and Site Coordination Cluster partners and government counterparts; its findings describe surveyed sites and should not be read as a complete census of displacement across Tigray.
