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HIGHLIGHTS
• While political tensions persist and small-scale protests continue, the situation in Mozambique remained largely stable.
• In collaboration with the Mozambique National Institute for Disaster Risk Management (INGD), UNHCR and partners continue to assist communities affected by Cyclones Chido and Dikeledi. As response efforts expand, the full scale of the devastation is becoming clearer, with nearly 453,000 people impacted by Chido and 283,000 by Dikeledi. To address urgent needs, UNHCR has released a Critical Needs document to support 360,000 people, even as protection services and humanitarian assistance continue to be scaled up in the hardest-hit communities.
• As of 03 February, host governments, with support from UNHCR, have verified over 8,600 new arrivals from Mozambique in Malawi and Eswatini. UNHCR and the Malawi Department of Refugees have completed the registration of 7,536 individuals, the vast majority of whom arrived in the Nsanje District in early January or the last week of December. The increase of 206 persons is due to a registration backlog. The number of people who have arrived in Eswatini and have been screened/ transferred to the Malindza Refugee Reception Centres (MRRC) remains at 1,104. Currently, 700 asylum seekers remain at the MRRC, while 130 are believed to have returned to Mozambique, and others have relocated to Manzini and other areas.
• The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) has reported new asylum seeker arrivals in Eswatini. Six new arrivals were also reported in Lesotho. While no new arrivals have been reported in Malawi, the number of registered asylum seekers in Malawi is increasing as the registration of the previous arrivals continues.