Mozambique: Cabo Delgado, Nampula & Niassa Humanitarian Snapshot - November 2023

OVERVIEW

Over 1.5K people were displaced in November as a result of attacks and fear of attacks by non-State armed groups (NSAGs). Between 10 and 14 November, attacks and fear of attacks by non-State armed groups triggered the displacement of 1,546 people within Macomia and Muidumbe districts. The displaced families sought refuge in resettlement sites and host communities in Macomia sede and Mtambalale displacement site in Muidumbe district. The IOM real-time IDP emergency tracking tool reports that more than 109,000 people were displaced in 2023 as a result of violence.

The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons concluded the first official visit to Mozambique. The UN Special Rapporteur welcomed Mozambique’s progress towards managing disaster displacement and urged greater leadership and decentralised interventions to address outstanding protection and humanitarian needs of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), especially in the conflict-affected northern provinces of the country. The UN Special Rapporteur highlighted that continued protection analysis of the situation and humanitarian response to displaced populations are crucial to identify and mitigate negative coping mechanisms affecting groups in vulnerable situations, including children, women and girls, persons with disabilities and older persons.

A Cholera outbreak was reported in three districts of Cabo Delgado. At the end of November, 743 cases were reported: 91 cases in Balama, 232 cases in Chiúre and 420 cases and one death in Montepuez. Cabo Delgado has faced a cholera outbreak since 13 March 2023, with a total of 1,792 cases and four deaths reported. Chronic water scarcity affects the districts of Mueda, Muidumbe and Nangade. In Muidumbe, humanitarian partners address the issue by providing costly and temporary measures, including water trucking.

About 6.1M children in Mozambique are exposed to climate risks. According to the Children’s Climate Risk Index (CCRI) released by UNICEF, 6.1 million children in Mozambique are exposed to climate risks, placing the country with the 10th highest climate risk for children, out of 163 countries.