Mozambique: 2025 Humanitarian Response Dashboard - Tropical Cyclone Chido (As of 24 January 2025)
SITUATION OVERVIEW
On 15 December, Tropical Cyclone Chido made landfall in Mozambique. According to the National Institute for Natural Disasters (INGD), as of 24 December 2024, an estimated 453,971 people have been impacted, with 120 fatalities and 868 injuries reported. The Chido Humanitarian Response Plan, seeks US$ 88 million to deliver life-saving and life sustaining assistance and protection to 320,000 people in need between January and June 2025. As of mid-January, the Flash Appeal remains unfunded, with the humanitarian response relying on resources provided by a limited number of donors at the end of 2024 to prepare for the rainy and cyclonic season.
While efforts are ongoing, the ability to fully meet the needs of affected populations remains hindered by gaps and inconsistencies in the humanitarian response. For instance, the Food Security and Livelihoods
(FSL) sector has reached nearly its entire target population. However, this achievement represents only one week of food distribution, whereas food assistance will be needed until the harvest season in May, along with the distribution of seeds and tools. So far, 11,000 people out of 150,000 have received livelihoods assistance. The Shelter/NFI cluster has reached 38% of its target, providing non-food items (NFIs) and tarps, while the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) sector has met 28 per cent of its target through hygiene promotion, water trucking, and the distribution of WASH kits. Significant gaps remain in nutrition, protection, and gender-based violence (GBV) services. With the rainy and cyclone season, as well as the
lean season, continuing until April, urgent needs include food, seeds, construction materials, and protection assistance.