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What happened, where and when?
Due to the increased armed violence in Cabo Delgado, as of February 24th, the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (INGD) estimates that 33,218 people (5,976 families, including 4,100 men, 6,898 women, 11,096 boys, and 8,989 girls, among them 249 pregnant women, 60 persons with disabilities, and 419 elderly) have been displaced and arrived in Erati district in Nampula province after fleeing Chiure district, Cabo Delgado, due to fear of attacks.
The situation escalated from the 19th to the 21st of February, with a significant increase in population movement on the 21st and 22nd.
Due to the violence and prolonged insurgency, those fleeing from Cabo Delgado into Nampula are more likely to have unmet health and livelihood needs. Humanitarian aid implementers in Cabo Delgado have had to pause aid delivery in the province during various periods of violence. The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) going to Nampula province is rapidly increasing due to the current violence and lack of food, schooling, and health care facilities in Cabo Delgado.
A joint government-cluster assessment team, including local NGOs, visited Erati on February 24th and 25th. This followed an assessment conducted using methodologies such as focus group discussions with men and women at two sites: Macucha (a transit site where IDPs are hosted at a school) and Muanona (a registration center at a school), key informant interviews with IDPs and government key informants, and observations. The final report is being compiled. The preliminary assessments indicate the need for shelter, water, basic sanitation supplies, and items such as hygiene kits, mosquito nets, and other basic household supplies. Among the IDPs, children, pregnant women, unaccompanied minors, the elderly, and people with disabilities are most at risk of suffering from unmet needs in the areas of health, water, sanitation, hygiene, shelter, education, and other essentials, due to socio-economic hardships and difficulties in traveling long distances. In addition to IDPs, host communities are also being affected by the influx of IDPs and fear of violence reaching their communities. Children in host communities are now out of school as schools are being used as temporary settlement areas for IDPs.
Scope and Scale
Due to the heightened armed violence in Cabo Delgado, as of February 24th, the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (INGD) estimates that 31,811 individuals (5,976 families, comprising 4,100 men, 6,898 women, 11,096 boys, and 8,989 girls, including 249 pregnant women, 60 persons with disabilities, and 419 elderly) have arrived in Erati district, Nampula province, after fleeing Chiure district, Cabo Delgado, due to fear of attacks.
The influx of people from Cabo Delgado to Nampula is likely to result in unmet health and livelihood needs due to the violence and prolonged insurgency. Humanitarian aid delivery in Cabo Delgado has been paused during periods of violence. The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) heading to Nampula province is increasing rapidly due to the current violence and lack of food, schooling, and healthcare facilities in Cabo Delgado.
A joint government-cluster assessment team, including local NGOs, visited Erati on February 24th and 25th. The assessment involved methodologies such as focus group discussions with men and women at two sites: Macucha (a transit site where IDPs are hosted at a school) and Muanona (a registration center at a school), key informant interviews with IDPs and government key informants, and observations. The final report is being compiled. Preliminary assessments indicate the need for shelter, water, basic sanitation, and supplies such as hygiene kits, mosquito nets, and other household items. Among IDPs, children, pregnant women, unaccompanied minors, the elderly, and people with disabilities are most at risk of suffering from unmet needs in health, water, sanitation, shelter, education, and other areas, due to socio-economic hardships and the challenges of traveling long distances. Host communities are also affected by the influx of IDPs and fear of violence reaching their communities, leading to children in host communities being out of school as schools are being used as temporary settlement areas for IDPs.
On February 24th, district authorities requested immediate assistance from humanitarian organizations during cluster meetings, prompting the plan from CVM and the subsequent formal DREF proposal submission. As a result, February 24th serves as the trigger for this DREF application. This response is supported by a national response developed by CVM, which is backed by movement partners in Mozambique.