Mozambique: $12 Million Needed for 330,000 Women, Girls, Youth Caught in Cabo Delgado Conflict During Covid-19

Cabo Delgado, Mozambique — UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, today launched a humanitarian appeal for $12 million to urgently provide life-saving sexual and reproductive health and protection services to 330,000 women, girls, and youth impacted by the humanitarian crisis in Cabo Delgado and the secondary impacts of COVID-19. Read the Cabo Delgado Crisis Flash Appeal.

"Cabo Delgado is experiencing the perfect storm of conflict, cyclones, COVID-19, and cholera - and women and girls are bearing the brunt of these crises. They continue to be on the move, with many having to flee their homes at a moment's notice without any personal items or access to services to look after their health, hygiene or safety," said Andrea M. Wojnar, UNFPA Representative in Mozambique.

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