Mozambique: Thousands Flee Homes in Mozambique As Conflict and Disasters Fuel Worsening Crisis

Mozambique: Thousands Flee Homes in Mozambique As Conflict and Disasters Fuel Worsening Crisis

More than 25,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in northern Mozambique in recent weeks, as conflict and a series of disasters fuel a worsening humanitarian crisis - one that risks deepening as vital relief operations face a severe funding shortfall.

“Triple crisis” in Mozambique - UN refugee agency representative - defenceWeb

Northern Mozambique, destination for another rotation of Rwandan soldiers and police, is gripped by ongoing conflict exacerbated by natural disaster which has seen 25 000 plus people flee what the United Nations (UN) refugee agency calls “a worsening humanitarian crisis”. “The situation is particularly dire in Cabo Delgado, where attacks by non-state armed groups continue to drive displacement, destroy infrastructure and disrupt recovery efforts…

Thousands flee homes in Mozambique as conflict and disasters fuel worsening crisis

More than 25,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in northern Mozambique in recent weeks, as conflict and a series of disasters fuel a worsening humanitarian crisis – one that risks deepening as vital relief operations face a severe funding shortfall.

UNHCR: New displacement and funding squeeze intensify Mozambique crisis

Women whose homes in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Province were damaged by Cyclone Chido collect water from a local school in December 2024. © UNHCR/Isadora Zoni This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR’s Mozambique Representative Xavier Creach – to whom the quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA – Over 25,000 people have been newly displaced in Mozambique in a matter of weeks. They …