Emergency relief and response

Eráti, Cabo Delgado - Estefânia Armando, a 31-year-old pregnant woman, and her five children had to leave their village on February 21, due to attacks by non-state armed groups in the Chiúre district, Cabo Delgado province. Estefânia and her family now live in the Nacucha transit centre, where an integrated mobile brigade provides health and…

Maputo, Mozambique, 8 March 2024 – “In the past month, attacks and fear of attacks in Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique, have triggered the displacement of almost 100,000 people, including more than 60,000 children.   “Children separated from their families are at risk of violence and exploitation, including recruitment and use by armed groups. “…

Multi-hazard events affected the entire country in 2023 affecting nearly 1.5 million people with 260 deaths. Conflict in the north continued in Cabo Delgado resulting in 111,000 new displacements The number of displaced in the north reduced by 35 per cent from over 1 million to nearly 669,000 and returnees increased by 62 per cent (571,468)…

Quelimane, Mozambique - "I first started to feel pains in my stomach, I left my sister sleeping and went to my colleague's house and I told her I won't go to school because my stomach hurts," said Laurinda Calisto, 12 years old child, who recovered from cholera in the Micajune neighbourhood, in Zambézia Province. Laurinda does not know how she…

With support from the Government of Germany, UNICEF was able to support children affected by Cyclone Freddy and the cholera outbreak with lifesaving and life-sustaining health, education, and child protection services. The response focused on the provinces of Zambézia and Inhambane, both of which were affected by Cyclone Freddy in early 2023, and…, UNICEF procured cholera prevention supplies and carried out hygiene awareness in schools including a contribution of 192 buckets and 768 bars of soap to 24 schools., UNICEF Moçambique/Ricardo Franco UNICEF procured and distributed 100 School-in-a-box kits, 20 Recreational kits, 8,891 learning kits and 100 chalkboards. Mozambique-photoessay-2023-30-11-germany-learningkits, UNICEF procured and distributed 100 School-in-a-box kits, 20 Recreational kits, 8,891 learning kits and 100 chalkboards., UNICEF Moçambique/2023 UNICEF procured and distributed 20 Recreational kits, 8,891 learning kits. Mozambique-photoessay-2023-30-11-germany-learningkits-2, UNICEF procured and distributed 20 Recreational kits, 8,891 learning kits., UNICEF Moçambique/2023 UNICEF distributed 768 bars of soap to 24 schools. Mozambique-photoessay-2023-30-11-germany-soap-22, UNICEF distributed 768 bars of soap to 24 schools., UNICEF Moçambique/2023 A girl washing her hands Mozambique-photoessay-2023-30-11-germany-soap, UNICEF distributed 768 bars of soap to 24 schools., UNICEF Moçambique/2023 UNICEF procured cholera prevention supplies and carried out hygiene awareness in schools including a contribution of 192 buckets and 768 bars of soap to 24 schools. UNICEF procured and distributed 100 School-in-a-box kits, 20 Recreational kits, 8,891 learning kits and 100 chalkboards. UNICEF procured and distributed 20…

Maputo, 20 March 2023 – One week after Cyclone Freddy made landfall for a second time in Mozambique, creating severe disruption to critical services, the threat of cholera is growing rapidly for children and families. Thanks to preparation efforts by Government, the number of deaths and people displaced by the cyclone appears to have been lower…

NAIROBI/JOHANNESBURG/NEW YORK, 19 March 2023 – Millions of children are at risk in the face of a potential increase in cholera cases in Malawi and Mozambique in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which has ravaged both countries for the second time in less than a month. Devastation and flooding caused by the cyclone have added to the…

Nampula, Mozambique - Said Cheia Alfane, 30 years old, from Macomia District, in Cabo Delgado province, fled from his village with his wife and children, walking for five days after his village was attacked. Said was a businessman, and is now a community mobilizer, using his knowledge of four languages to provide information, communicate with…

Cabo Delgado, Mozambique - Thousands of children and families were forced to flee their homes in Cabo Delgado because of violence. This resulted in many displaced children and people living in accommodation centres and in need of urgent support. The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), with the support of the United Nations Central Emergency…

Cabo Delgado, Mozambique - Thousands of children and people were forced to flee their houses and town in Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado, with nothing but the clothes they were wearing, due to armed conflicts. The children and people who fled their houses had to walk for days until they arrived in surrounding districts. The United…

Nampula, Mozambique - On March 11, Tropical Cyclone Gombe entered Mozambique with winds and gusts of 165 and 230 km/h, respectively. The entry point was Mossuril, in Nampula province, at 2 AM, impacting the provinces of Nampula, Zambezia, and Sofala, and affecting more than 700,000 people, while more than 60 people lost their lives (INGD). "I was…

This short overview provides general facts on child and adolescent health, nutrition, WASH, education, protection, and social well-being in Mozambique, with a particular focus on Cabo Delgado, Nampula, and Niassa in the North. Junho 2022