Humanitarian Response to Mozambique has 57% of the money it asked for this year

The Humanitarian Response Plan for Mozambique this year managed just over half of the amount it sought to raise to help 1.5 million people in the country, announced the most recent operational report.

“At the end of October, the plan was 57% funded, having received US$222 million [about €210 million]”, reads the document consulted today by Lusa.

This plan gathers information from 48 non-governmental organizations (NGOs), Mozambican and foreign, as well as United Nations agencies.

“At least 1.5 million people in northern Mozambique need help to survive as a result of the ongoing impact of armed conflicts, violence and insecurity in the province of Cabo Delgado”, highlights the document from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Affairs Humanitarian Organizations (OCHA).

The conflict “has increased food insecurity and malnutrition, with families forced to abandon their homes and fields”, and the irregularity of the rain “aggravated crop losses”.

“Humanitarian needs are concentrated in the districts most affected by the conflict – Macomia, Mocímboa da Praia, Palma and Quissanga – as well as in those that are home to the largest number of displaced people: Chiure, Metuge, Montepuez, Mueda, Nangade and Pemba”, details the document.

Some areas of humanitarian aid are in a more critical situation, such as education, camp management and response to displaced people.

The most reported case throughout the year has been the reduction of food aid to around 40% of each person’s daily needs.

According to the OCHA document, the US is the largest donor of the plan, responsible for about two thirds of the amount delivered until October 31st.

Cabo Delgado province has been facing an armed insurgency for five years with some attacks claimed by the extremist group Islamic State.

The insurgency has led to a military response since July 2021 with support from Rwanda and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), liberating districts next to gas projects, but new waves of attacks have emerged in the south of the region and in the neighboring province of Nampula.

The conflict has already displaced one million people, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and around 4,000 deaths, according to the ACLED conflict registration project.

With information from MSN