Mozambique: Cabo Delgado, Nampula & Niassa Humanitarian Snapshot, As of July 2025 [EN/PT]

Intensified conflict and mass displacement in Cabo Delgado. Between 20 and 28 July, non-Sate armed groups (NSAGs) launched a wave of attacks across three districts in Cabo Delgado, displacing over 46,000 people, nearly 60 per cent of whom were children from the districts of Chiúre, Ancuabe, and Muidumbe. This is the second major spike in displacement in Chiúre in just over a year. In early 2024, violence uprooted more than 98,000 people who fled Chiure, including towards Nampula province. The district was also hit earlier this year by Tropical Cyclone Chido, compounding existing vulnerabilities.

Civillians are facing escalating violence amid shrinking funding. By the end of July some 30,000 displaced people had received food, water, shelter, and essential household items. The response, however, is not yet at the scale required to meet growing needs. The Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP), which seeks $352 million, is only 19 per cent funded, having received $66 million. To adapt to the new funding reality, aid agencies reprioritized their response efforts, targeting only 317,000 – a 71 per cent reduction from the 1.1 million people originally targeted. The reprioritized plan requires $126 million, down 61 per cent from the original request of $326 million. The Mozambique Cost of Inaction1 outlines the impact of funding reduction.

Women and girls services severely impacted by funding gaps. A UN Women survey highlights the devastating effect of the global funding crisis on Women-Led and Women’s Rights Organizations (WLOs/WROs) in Mozambique. 75 percent of respondents reported critical disruptions to protection and sexual and mental health services, while 50 per cent warned of reduced capacity for GBV prevention and response. All respondents anticipate reduced access to life-saving services and diminished advocacy and leadership roles for women in humanitarian action. This is especially concerning in Cabo Delgado, where 80 per cent of IDPs are women and children facing high protection risks. Immediate investment in gender coordination, intersectional analysis, and sex and age-disaggregated data (SADDD), alongside strengthened support for WLOs/WROs to ensure gender-responsive, inclusive humanitarian action. Without urgent funding, existing gender inequalities and vulnerabilities will deepen.

Improved crop conditions ease maize prices but food costs pressure households. While the official national crop production figures for the 2024/25 season have yet to be released, early indications suggest a better season for farmers in Mozambique’s north and centre. According to FEWS NET, rainfall and soil moisture have improved in these regions, supporting stronger crop growth compared to last year. In Montepuez, Cabo Delgado, the better harvest has already made an impact in local markets. Maize prices have fallen by nearly half compared to the same period last year, reflecting the increased supply. However, the benefit has not extended to all staple foods. Prices for processed products such as maize meal and rice remain high, continuing to put pressure on household food budgets.