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Mozambique - Conflict displacement, Cabo Delgado (DG ECHO, IOM, DTM) (ECHO Daily Flash of 26 May 2023)

  • International Organization for Migration (IOM) Mobility Tracking Assessment in Northern Mozambique reports a total of 834,304 Internally Displaced People (IDPs) and 420,200 returnees in 221 locations.
    65% of IDPs are hosted by local communities whereas the rest live in 99 displacement sites. 29% of IDPs are female and 50% children. 391,785 returnees are counted in Cabo Delgado (principally in Moçimboa da Praia, Palma and Muidumbe); 27,389 in Nampula and 1,026 in Niassa. 34% of returnees are female and 42% children. Reasons for return include: increase in living conditions, safer perception of place of origin and family reunification.
  • Highest identified needs in Cabo Delgado are financial support and income, access to documents and legal assistance, education as well as NFIs, energy, shelters, and food.