Attachments
In Numbers
703,883 people assisted in November 2022
3,018 MT of food assistance distributed
US$ 5.4 million in cash-based transfers
US$ 122.8 million six-month (December 2022 – May 2023) net funding requirements
Emergency Response
Northern Mozambique Displacement Crisis
• WFP continued to provide life-saving food assistance to the affected people in northern Mozambique. WFP has reached over one million people in the October/November cycle and plans to reach a similar figure in the next distribution cycle.
• WFP needs USD 51 million to continue delivering life-saving food and nutrition assistance to one million people in northern Mozambique from February to April 2023.
• A lack of funds has forced WFP to distribute reduced rations since April this year and if additional funding is not received urgently, WFP will be forced to suspend all its assistance from February next year.
• WFP has been providing food assistance to 7,989 refugees and asylum seekers in Maratane settlement in Nampula province since 2011.
• WFP and UNHCR are jointly appealing for funds to meet Maratane food needs. If no additional funds are available, WFP is forced to stop refugee assistance from February 2023.
• WFP has increased its early recovery efforts to address root causes of food insecurity in Cabo Delgado and Nampula, currently supporting nearly 160,000 people to rebuild their livelihoods.
• The Humanitarian Aviation Service (UNHAS) transported 1,403 people, delivered 12.14 metric tons of cargo, was used by 27 humanitarian actors (11 UN agencies and 16 NGOs).
Seasonal Forecast November 2022 – April 2023
• An active cyclone season is expected in Mozambique for 2022/2023 due to warmer than average Sea Surface Temperatures (SSTs) occurring in the channel of Mozambique and to the ongoing La Niña event. 5 to 7 tropical storms and cyclones are expected between December 2022 and April 2023, of which 2 to 4 are expected to be major cyclones (Category 3 or higher). High risk flooding is also forecasted in southern and central provinces of Mozambique in the season due to above-average rainfall, while in northern Mozambique there is a high likelihood to see below-average rainfall throughout the entire season, likely resulting in reduced yields and crop losses.