UNHCR Southern Africa Region External Update #9 (06 March 2025)

HIGHLIGHTS

• The Mozambique government approved draft legislation to ease economic pressures, including VAT exemptions on essential goods.
• UNHCR continues to support communities affected by Cyclones Chido and Dikeledi. Last week, efforts in Cabo Delgado focused on the distribution of dignity kits and essential relief items to vulnerable communities.
• The Eswatini government and UNHCR continue their efforts to inform asylum seekers who fled post-election violence in Mozambique about the available readmission support for those wishing to return.
• The voluntary repatriation of Mozambican asylum seekers in Malawi began on 1 March. Support will continue for those who are not willing to return