Reports

Responding to women and girls’ sexual and reproductive health needs, and prevention and response to gender-based violence in cyclone-affected Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe On 14 March, Tropical Cyclone Idai made landfall in Mozambique then crossed into Zimbabwe,…

Location: ESCOLA PRIMARIA EDUARDO MONDLANE, BEIRA CITY Focus group discussions: Women and Girls, Men and Boys, Mixed group Respondents: 25 women, 17 men (at the school) 24 women Participants: UNHCR, UNICEF Date: 03/04/2019 1 . Escola Primeria Eduardo Mondlane, Beira city. General…

Cites 75,000 pregnant women and risks of gender-based violence 27 March 2019 - As assessments continue to determine the extent of damage and needs following Cyclone Idai, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, says there is an…

OVERVIEW OF THE CRISIS On 14 March 2019, Tropical Cyclone Idai made landfall near Beira City, leaving devastating loss of life and large-scale destruction of assets and infrastructure in its wake. In the following days, entire villages…

MATUNDO, Mozambique/LILONGWE, Malawi – Eleven days ago, Tropical Cyclone Idai made landfall in Mozambique then crossed into Zimbabwe, leaving a wide path of destruction across Eastern Africa. By the time the storm struck, communities throughout Malawi…

This revised Emergency Appeal seeks a total of 31 million Swiss francs to enable the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to support the Mozambique Red Cross (CVM) to deliver assistance to…

HIGHLIGHTS • The Government of Mozambique has formally requested international assistance. • The official death toll has risen to at least 242 people, according to the Government. • At least 65,000 people are sheltering in more than 100 collective…

Dire conditions persist in vast areas of southern Africa affected by Cyclone Idai as heavy rain continues to cause “massive destruction”, the UN said on Thursday, while aid teams scale up efforts to reach those most…

Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe have declared a state of disaster as Plan International moves in to assist affected communities. Tropical Cyclone Idai has caused widespread destruction and loss of life across Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, affecting hundreds…

UNFPA, the UN Population Fund, is providing humanitarian assistance to Mozambique in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai to protect the health and well-being of women, through services for sexual and reproductive health and prevention and response…