Informes

By Thierry Delvigne-Jean NAMPULA, Mozambique, 22 August 2008 - It is mid-morning in Ilha de Moçambique, a small island off the coast of Nampula Province. Anabela Muchuza, a nutrition technician, makes her rounds of the mother-and-child ward of the island's…

An estimated 302,664 people are currently food insecure and need immediate humanitarian assistance through March 2009 in eight provinces in Mozambique as a result of weather shocks including floods along the Zambezi basin in January, Cyclone Jokwe in March,…

The International Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross and Red Crescent response to emergencies. The DREF is…

Maputo, Mozambique: UNV volunteers are helping ensure stable food supplies in Mozambique in the face of a global food crisis. Working with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), volunteers such as Annette Jaitner, a Food and Nutrition Security Officer, are teaching…

The majority of households throughout Mozambique will be generally food secure for the next three months. Food security conditions are improving owing to reasonable food availability, including the new harvests, market supplies, and safety nets. In places where hazards caused…

HIGHLIGHTS - The Hydrometric basins of the central region of the country: Save, Zambeze, Púngue and Búzi remain stable as it is forecast that the rainy season comes to an end by April. The humanitarian community is therefore closing operations…

Following the flooding of the Zambezi valley in Mozambique, Concern was quick to respond with much-needed help. Now, as the heavy rain has stopped, these emergency activities are coming to a close. Though the floods are receding, there is still a…

***** Unless the situation changes dramatically, this will be the last regular WFP Emergency Sitrep related to the Mozambique floods and cyclone of early 2008. ***** Essential Information: Total WFP Caseload: 170,000 floods; 60,000 cyclone Total food distributed: 6,350 metric tons (flood and…

Cyclone Jokwe made landfall in Mogincual District in coastal Nampula Province on March 8, 2008, affecting southeastern Nampula and northeastern Zambézia provinces, and causing widespread destruction to housing, infrastructure, and crops, and causing at least nine…

Summary Food security is a significant concern in flooded areas along river basins in central Mozambique and could spread as additional heavy rains are forecast and cyclones possible during the remainder of the season through the end…