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Since the end of August 2022, IDPs have massively been returning to Moçimboa da Praia– either by their own means, or with the support from either the State or Private actors. This Mission Report has been produced by the Protection Cluster in Cabo Delgado as a result of a mission to Moçimboa da Praia on 21 and 22 December 2022. The Mission was organized following an initial inter-cluster mission led by OCHA to Moçimboa da Praia on 6 October 2022 during which humanitarian partners highlighted the limited assistance provided to returnees and other protection risks, such as detention of GBV survivors, transactional sex, restriction of freedom of movement, lack of civil documentation, child protection risks, among others. The Protection Cluster decided on the need to conduct an indepth protection assessment following these preliminary findings.
Although populations have returned and will be characterized as returnees*, it does not necessarily indicate that a durable solution has been achieved as per IASC Framework on Durable Solutions nor that these IDPs have returned to their place of habitual residence.