Mozambique: Cabo Delgado, Nampula & Niassa Humanitarian Snapshot - August 2023 [EN/PT]
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OVERVIEW
The number of IDPs in northern Mozambique has decreased by 20 per cent since April amid continuing returns. At the end of August, the IOM-led Mobility Tracking Assessment Round 19 recorded 668,939 displaced across northern Mozambique, most of whom are in Cabo Delgado province (627,846 people). This corresponds to a 20 per cent reduction since IOM Round 18 which recorded 834,304 IDPs. The top three districts hosting the largest numbers of IDPs are Cidade de Pemba (137,726), Metuge (96,545) and Mueda (83,631). The majority of IDPs (55 per cent) live in host communities, while some 381,000 live across 191 displacement sites.
The number of returnees has increased by 26 per cent to 571,468 people, of whom 540,958 people in Cabo Delgado. The top districts hosting returnees are Mocímboa da Praia (176,174 people), Palma (116,016 people) and Muidumbe (58,000 people). Source of income was recorded as the highest humanitarian need in the region, followed by non-food items and shelter. In the previous round, the top needs had been either food or shelter.
Approximately 80 per cent of the people displaced and returnee population in Cabo Delgado are women (350,970 people) and children (573,441 people). They have endured violence, brutality and multiple waves of displacement over the last few years and continue to rely on humanitarian assistance for survival as they struggle to engage in income-generating activities.
Food assistance needs are likely to increase during the upcoming lean season. In August, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) carried out a qualitative rapid food security assessment in Mecufi, Metuge and Ancuabe districts in Cabo Delgado province. Most households had maize reserves from the 2023 harvest that could last one to three months.
The humanitarian community continue facing shortfalls, having secured 30 per cent of the funding required. At the beginning of August, only the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Cluster has secured more than 50 per cent of its requirements, while the funding level for the remaining clusters ranged from eight per cent (Education and Protection) to 44 per cent (Refugee Response). Between January and July, approximately 1.4M people received some type of humanitarian assistance in northern Mozambique. This was possible through the collaboration of 67 humanitarian partners, including 17 national NGOs.