March 19
Mozambique: ICRC Operational Response in 2023
- We help people affected by the armed conflict in northern Mozambique, where more than 670,000 people were internally displaced as of the end of the year and humanitarian needs… Read more »
March 12
Mozambique: ICRC Calls On Respect for Civilians, Ramps Up Support to Mozambique Red Cross Response to a New Wave of Displacements in Cabo Delgado
Nearly 100,000 people, more than half of them children, have been displaced in one month due to an escalation of armed violence in Cabo Delgado province of Mozambique. The new wave… Read more »
September 27, 2023
Africa: Communities Return to Their Areas of Origin With a Shortage of Basic Needs
The armed conflict in Cabo Delgado continues to exact a toll on civilians and civilian infrastructure. Humanitarian consequences linked to displacement, the destruction of… Read more »
July 13, 2023
Africa: Displaced Families Living in Montepuez Resettlements Places Improve Food Production With ICRC Support
The majority of the 25 000 internally displaced people who received seed from the ICRC in October 2022 planted them in their fields. The farmers plan to use harvested seeds to… Read more »
June 16, 2023
Mozambique: Mozambique Assists 3,5 Thousand Returnee Families in Mocímboa DA Praia and Opens an Office in Mueda to Increase Operations in Northern Mozambique
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) recently assisted returnees to Mocímboa da Praia, Cabo Delgado, with essential household items. Kits composed of bucket,… Read more »
January 30, 2023
South Africa: South Africa Hosts Meeting of 37 States On UN Nuclear Ban Treaty
The Pretoria delegation and DIRCO co-hosted a meeting of 37 countries from across the continent to discuss how to get all African states to join the Treaty on the Prohibition of… Read more »
October 05, 2022
Zimbabwe: Midlands State University Win the Zimbabwe National International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition
Midlands State University has won the Zimbabwe National International Humanitarian Law Moot Court competition co-hosted by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and… Read more »
September 05, 2022
Mozambique: Access to Healthcare Made Easier Though a Mobile Clinic
To provide easier access to health care for Tânia and her community, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) opened a mobile clinic. Read more »
July 04, 2022
Mozambique: 6,000 People Uprooted From Their Homes Receive Household Essentials
To respond to a new wave of displacement in Northern Mozambique the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) distributed this week household essentials to 6,000 people. The… Read more »
June 20, 2022
South Africa: South Africa - ICRC Donates Forensic Pathology Service Equipment
To help reduce the number of unidentified deceased and provide closure to the families of missing persons, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Regional Delegation… Read more »
June 28, 2022
Africa: 1 Million People in Conflict-Affected Regions Receive Two Doses of the Covid-19 Vaccine
Maputo (ICRC) - Mozambique's national immunization campaign has vaccinated over 1 million people - 75% of the population - in six districts affected by armed conflict in the… Read more »
June 07, 2022
Mozambique: Kits Enable Fresh Start for 9,000 Displaced People in Metuge
Momba and his family of eight were forced to flee from their home in Macomia district in July 2020, Mozambique to Pemba and finally Metuge district with nothing. But they still… Read more »