Mozambique: 2025 Tropical Cyclone Jude Humanitarian Response, As of 21 March 2025

SITUATION OVERVIEW

On 11 March, Tropical Cyclone Jude made landfall in Mozambique. According to the National Institute for Natural Disasters (INGD), as of 20 March 2025, an estimated 483,340 people have been impacted, with 16 fatalities and 137 injuries reported. The Jude Humanitarian Response Plan seeks US$ 63.7 million to deliver life saving and life sustaining assistance and protection to 778,000 people in need between March and June 2025. The Flash Appeal remains unfunded, with the humanitarian response relying on resources provided by a limited number of donors at the end of 2024 to prepare for the rainy and cyclonic season.

Funding for the humanitarian response across Mozambique remains critically low, with the Humanitarian Needs Response Plan for Cabo Delgado only six percent funded and the Drought Appeal at just 17 per cent. Due to these severe shortfalls, resources cannot be shifted between operations, leaving critical needs unmet in both crises. Urgent support is needed to address the growing humanitarian needs in the region.

Despite ongoing efforts, significant gaps and inconsistencies continue to hinder the ability to fully meet the needs of affected populations. In the Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) sector, only 19% of the target population has been reached. However, this achievement represents just one week of food distribution, whereas sustained assistance will be required until the harvest season. The harvest in the north
begins as early as March with the green harvest and continues through April. Nonetheless, food assistance remains critical, as crop yields have been severely affected. The Shelter/NFI cluster has reached 4% of its target, providing non-food items (NFIs) and tarps, while the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) sector has met 4 per cent of its target through hygiene promotion, water trucking, and the distribution of WASH kits. Significant gaps remain in Education, nutrition, and health. With the rainy and cyclone season, as well as the lean season, continuing until April, urgent needs include food, seeds, construction materials, and protection assistance.