Maputo, 6 Aug (AIM) – The raids by Islamist terrorists in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado have forced the displacement of about 60,000 people in two weeks, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
According to an IOM statement, the escalating attacks that began on 20 July displaced 57,034 people, or 13,343 households, and Chiúre “was the hardest-hit district, with more than 42,000 people uprooted, more than half of them children.”
“So far, around 30,000 displaced people have received food, water, shelter, and essential household items. However, the response is not yet at the scale required to meet growing needs”, said Paola Emerson, head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Mozambique, cited in the document.
According to Emerson, the slashing reductions of foreign aid by the Trump regime in the United States and by other international bodies makes it difficult for aid organizations to meet the requirements of those in need.
“Funding cuts mean life-saving aid is being scaled back”, she said. “The lack of safety and documentation, and involuntary relocations, are worsening the situation”.
The UN’s 2025 Humanitarian Response Plan for Mozambique has so far received only 19 percent of the pledges requested.
Since 2017, violent extremist attacks in Cabo Delgado have killed at least 4,500 people and displaced over one million. Approximately 4,965 small businesses have been destroyed, leaving communities without livelihoods. Youth unemployment currently stands at 25% in the province, with 35% of young women neither employed nor enrolled in education or training.
(AIM)
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