Informes

Appeal Target: US$1,779,148.00 Balance Requested: US$1,446,405.90 Geneva, 05 February 2013 Dear Colleagues, Following heavy rains and the subsequent flooding in Mozambique in the months of January and February 2013, many communities have been left destitute, with no homes and utensils…

Executive Summary On 12 January 2013, the Mozambique authorities declared an orange alert due to heavy rains that lasted for more than a week. Until 20 January 2013, moderate to intense rains had already affected 150,000 persons…

By Kathryn McConnell | Staff Writer | 22 July 2012 Washington — In Mozambique, as in many countries, gender violence remains a guarded secret. Victims face the nightmarish prospect that they may contract HIV or another sexually…

MAPUTO, Mozambique, 20 April 2011 – The Government of Mozambique, UNICEF and partners made significant progress in 2010 towards meeting the Millennium Development Goals and the three country program priorities Young Child Survival and Development, Basic…

HIGHLIGHTS - Approximately 81,445 people have been moved to resettlement centers as a result of the 2008 floods in Mozambique. - Search and rescue operations are ongoing in the affected provinces of Zambezia, Manica, Tete and Sofala. - The Government is…

ACTIVITIES/RESPONSE SITUATION OVERVIEW As of 15 January, discharges from the Cahora Bassa dam (HCB) have decreased from 6,600 cubic meters per second to 5,500 cubic meters per second. However, due to persistent rains in neighboring countries (Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi) the…

ACTIVITIES/RESPONSE SITUATION OVERVIEW The water level in the Zambezi river is expected to rise over the next days, while the Cahora Bassa dam (HCB) is still discharging at 6,600 cubic meters per second. According to the INAM forecast, there will be…

Mozambique gained independence from Portugal in 1975. Between 1975 and 1990, the country experienced a devastating civil war, with the result that by the end of 1990, Mozambique was the poorest country in the world. The war cost the…

Major Developments On 12 March, the Mozambique Humanitarian Response Plan was launched electronically by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on behalf of the Mozambique Humanitarian Country Team. The plan covers medium term flood response and…

Reporting Period: 06-09 March 2007 ACTIVITIES/RESPONSES SITUATION OVERVIEW 1. A senior level UN mission, including the Resident Coordinator, WFP, UNICEF and WHO representatives, as well as the Head of the OCHA Regional Office for Southern Africa, visited the flood…