Chad — Lac — Displacement Report 7 (8 January — 28 February 2019)

This seventh report of the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) assessment provides an overview of the situation in Chad’s Lac Province, where displacements are due to insecurity linked to violence by extremist armed groups. The information presented in this report was collected from key informants in displacement sites, in close collaboration with local and national authorities, from 9 January to 28 February 2019. The DTM identified 174,340 displaced individuals : 130,472 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), 41,199 returnees and 2,669 third country nationals (TCN). 185 displacement sites were assessed, including 131 camps/sites, 53 host communities and 1 collective centre. 100% of the displaced population is displaced because of the armed conflict taking place in the region. 67% of the identified displaced persons are minors between 0 and 17 years old. Individuals older than 60 years old represent 5% of the displaced persons. 75% of the displaced persons identified live in camps or sites while 25% live in host communities.