Reports

Highlights The situation in Cabo Delgado following attacks in Palma District is still extremely volatile. Communications are limited as fighting continues. Tens of thousands of people are on the move to safer locations, of whom at least 45…

Highlights UNICEF supported over 30,000 people in areas affected by Cyclone Eloise. In response to the threat of COVID-19 in cyclone-affected communities of Sofala and Manica Provinces, UNICEF provided hygiene kits, clean water, and 20,000 face masks. Scale up…

Following violent attacks by armed groups since 24 March, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has reported that close to 10,000 people have fled Palma district, in Cabo Delgado, as of 2 April 2021. Displaced families…

World Food Programme readies emergency assistance for more than 50,000 people fleeing attacks in the northern province of Cabo Delgado Yuri Arabadgi de Andrade Wednesday 24 March was a sunny day in the town of Palma in the…

Introduction Climatic shocks and recurrent natural hazards, on top of economic and political challenges, crop pests and diseases, and conflict, continue to affect millions of people in the Southern Africa and Indian Ocean region. Because of prolonged…

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 06 April 2021 UNHCR, the…

Overview Following the violent attacks conducted by Non-State Armed Groups on 24 March, close to 10,000 people fled from Palma, in Cabo Delgado, Northern Mozambique, as of 2 April 2021 (source: IOM/DTM). Displaced families are fleeing by…

HIGHLIGHTS Absolute majority of the newly arrived are women and children. Thousands of individuals in Palma are still in need of access to safer areas. Reports indicate difficulties in accessing to asylum and refoulement of Mozambicans. Emergency Protection Units (EPUs)…

Executive Summary The rise of jihadi insurgency in Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado is attributed to multidimensional causes: social and economic factors, influence of radical preachers and endogenous process of extremism advancement in the province. It…

Overview Over 8,000 people fled from Palma, in Cabo Delgado, Northern Mozambique, as of 31 March 2021 following the violent attacks conducted by Non-State Armed Groups since 24 March (Source: OCHA). Numbers are expected to rise in…