(New York, 17 November 2023) Wrapping up a visit to four countries in southern and eastern Africa ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 28), Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian...
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(New York, 17 November 2023) Wrapping up a visit to four countries in southern and eastern Africa ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 28), Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian...
The humanitarian response in northern Mozambique is severely underfunded. As of October 2023, the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP), which seeks $513 million to target 1.6 million people, is 35 per...
MAPUTO, 16 March 2023 - The United Nations is deeply concerned by the devastating humanitarian impact of Tropical Cyclone Freddy which struck Mozambique for a second time on 11 March. “I would like...
Violence and armed conflict in northern Mozambique since October 2017 have caused one of the fastest-growing displacement crises in the world. The number of people internally displaced in Cabo...
THE SITUATION IN NORTHERN MOZAMBIQUE Violence and conflict in northern Mozambique since October 2017 have caused one of the fastest-growing displacement crises in the world. The number of people...
The funding will allow the United Nations and humanitarian partners to scale up the humanitarian response in northern Mozambique, where nearly 530,000 people have been forced from their homes due to...
Maputo, 4 June 2020 - The Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Mozambique, Myrta Kaulard, today called on the international community to scale up its support to Mozambique and help the country...
Humanitarians are a community of committed people. For Augusta Maita, endearingly referred to as Mama Maita by the people of Mozambique, this commitment means saving lives and doing as much as she...
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Geneva, 26 June 2019 Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, June 22nd marked 100 days since Cyclone Idai wreaked havoc in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, catapulting pre-existing humanitarian...
It's 100 days since Cyclone Idai ripped into central Mozambique, causing massive flooding and leaving behind a path of destruction. More than 600 people died and an unknown number are still missing,...
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(Lilongwe, 12 June 2019): At the end of a week-long mission to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi to see first-hand the humanitarian response to Tropical Cyclone Idai, Assistant Secretary-General for...
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WHO: Ursula Mueller, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator WHAT: Mission to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi WHEN: 5-12 June 2019 WHERE:...
KEY FIGURES DEATHS CLASSROOMS DAMAGED 480 HOUSES DAMAGED >44,900 CROPS DAMAGED >55,400ha SUMMARY OF THE CRISIS & RESPONSE On 25 April, Cyclone Kenneth made landfall in northern Mozambique, bringing a...
As we respond to the urgent needs generated by Cyclone Idai and Cyclone Kenneth, I would like to reiterate, on behalf of the entire Humanitarian Country Team in Mozambique, our Zero Tolerance policy...
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New York, 28 April 2019: UN Humanitarian Chief Mark Lowcock today released a US$13 million from the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund to provide life-saving food, shelter, health, water and...
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I am deeply saddened by the loss of life and destruction caused by Tropical Cyclone Kenneth which first hit the Union of Comoros two days ago before making landfall as a category 4 storm last night...
When Cyclone Idai hit Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe on 14 March, it was one of the worst weather-related catastrophes in Africa in recent times. The death toll across the three countries is at...
KEY FIGURES DEATHS 446 INJURED >1,500 HOUSES DAMAGED >58,600 CROPS DAMAGED ~500,000ha SUMMARY OF THE CRISIS On 14 March 2019, Tropical Cyclone Idai made landfall near Beira City, leaving devastating...
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New York, 19 March 2019: UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock today allocated US$20 million from the United Nations’ Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to ramp up the humanitarian response to...
(Johannesburg, 11 February 2013): Heavy and persistent rains in January have led to massive flooding in southern Mozambique, killing 105 people and temporarily displacing an estimated 150,000 people...