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Sidon Municipality announces an update on performance indicators and the displacement situation in the approved shelter centers within the city for the period from March 2 to March 21, 2026. The documented statistical data shows a humanitarian reality that requires ongoing joint efforts, with the numbers and percentages as follows:

First: Number of displaced people and centers

- Number of shelter centers: 26 approved centers

- Total number of displaced people: 13,295

- Capacity surplus: centers recorded a surplus of 32.31%, reflecting the heavy pressure on the existing facilities.

Second: Coverage of basic needs

- Food needs (one meal only): coverage rate reached 90.63%

- Baby milk and diapers: coverage rate reached 83.15%

- Basic supplies: coverage rate reached 73.27%

Third: Urgent challenges

- Hygiene supplies: still the biggest challenge, with coverage not exceeding 34.95%, indicating the urgent need for relief organizations to intervene to ensure health safety within the centers.

Sidon Municipality confirms that these numbers are the result of accurate documentation work aimed at giving donors and local associations a clear picture of the logistical reality., to direct support towards the key gaps, especially in the sanitation and disinfection sector, to avoid any potential health crises.