Food Insecurity Looms in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado
The northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado is on the brink of a serious hunger crisis and a consequent increase in chronic child malnutrition. Food production, particularly in districts affected by conflict, has recorded very poor yields. The Provincial Director of Economic Activities, Agai Mario, says that since the start of militia attacks in 2017, over 80,000 households abandoned the growing of crops. Currently, displaced families depend on food aid. Food security in several communities is highly compromised because of ongoing instability that forced them to abandon farming and live as internally displaced people in accommodation centres. The situation has triggered a humanitarian crisis.
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Mozambique:
UN to Shine Urgent Spotlight On Cabo Delgado Crisis
allAfrica, 19 January 2021
After developing under the radar for a number of years, what has been described as a humanitarian disaster in Mozambique's northern Cabo Delgado region is now grabbing the United… Read more »
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Mozambique:
Joint UN Mission Visit Assesses Needs As Situation Worsens in Cabo Delgado
UNFPA, 28 January 2021
To respond to the urgent needs of an estimated 530,000 people displaced by violent conflict in Cabo Delgado, UNFPA has supported the government's installation of sexual and… Read more »
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Mozambique:
FAO Helping Cabo Delgado Displaced to Resume Farming
AIM, 17 December 2020
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) argues that food aid for the hundreds of thousands of people displaced by terrorism in the northern Mozambican province… Read more »
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Mozambique:
'Complex' Emergency Unfolding in Cabo Delgado, UN Agencies Warn
UN News, 20 January 2021
UN agencies voiced deep concern on Wednesday over the worsening humanitarian crisis in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province, where attacks by armed groups have forced more than… Read more »
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Mozambique:
UN Agencies Call for End to Violence, Boost in Aid, Help for Displaced in Cabo Delgado
UNFPA, 20 January 2021
Joint Statement on Mozambique by United Nations Regional Directors for East and Southern Africa: Read more »
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Mozambique:
Food Insecurity Looms in Cabo Delgado
AIM, 15 January 2021
Pemba (Mozambique), 15 Jan (AIM) - The northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado is on the verge of serious hunger and a consequent increase in chronic child malnutrition, as… Read more »
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Mozambique:
Lack of Funds Threatens WFP Food Aid
AIM, 7 January 2021
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that shortage of funds may force it to reduce, or even halt, food aid to people displaced from their homes by the terrorist… Read more »
InFocus
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The ongoing attacks in Cabo Delgado, the northernmost province of Mozambique, has left behind a trail of destruction, forcing scores of people from their homes, destroying villages ... Read more »
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An estimated 2.5 million Mozambicans are already in need of humanitarian assistance, while more than 1.6 million citizens are severely food insecure. Added to these challenges are ... Read more »
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Nearly 1 million people, including 160,000 children under five, in northern Mozambique are facing food shortages and a nutrition crisis, with conditions expected to worsen over the ... Read more »
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