- The latest IPC Acute Food Insecurity Analysis published in July 2024 shows that between April and September 2024, an estimated 2.8 million people in Mozambique are classified as IPC3+ and during the projected period October 2024 to March 2025, food insecurity is expected to worsen with an estimated population of 3.3 million in IPC3+. The number of people reported in IPC 4 (Emergency) has significantly increased to 510,000 (18% of total IPC3+) for the period under review, and 777,000 (24% of total IPC3+) for the projected period. Of the seven districts projected on IPC4, three are located in Cabo Delgado.
- It is estimated that about 144,270 children aged under 5 (equalling 11% of the total children population in the surveyed districts) and 23,158 pregnant and lactating women are affected by acute malnutrition.
- The main drivers of food insecurity in Mozambique are the impact on agri-production of El Niño-induced drought, Tropical Storm Filipo and other climate-related shocks, as well as the conflict in Northern Mozambique.
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