The new wave of displacement in Mozambique is one of the largest in the last eight years. Mozambique: Tens of thousands of people flee due to renewed fighting Peace and Security
Renewed fighting in Cabo Delgado province in northern Mozambique has forced 22,000 people to flee their homes in just one week. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned about this on Tuesday.
conflict & nbsp; in Kabu-dwarf began & nbsp; in 2017. It is conducted by armed groups, known at the local level as “Ash Shabab”-not & nbsp; associated with the Somali movement of the same name. Violence led to the severe & nbsp; crisis, which aggravated the consequences of repeating cyclones, floods and drought. 62 ~~ 60 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 ~For the first time since the start of hostilities, all 17 districts of Cabo Delgado were affected. In 2025, more than 100 thousand local residents were forced to leave their homes. In total, according to UNHCR, more than 1.3 million people have become internally displaced, many of them repeatedly leaving their homes. Some of those who previously hosted displaced people are now forced to flee.
The civilian population continues to become are targeted, there are reports of killings, abductions and sexual violence, and children face the risk of forced recruitment into combat.
Women and girls are the most risk
Women and girls are especially vulnerable, for example when going to fetch water or firewood, and people with disabilities and older people are often unable to escape from danger. Many have experienced severe trauma and are in urgent need of psychosocial support, UNHCR added.
This year, the level of violence increased sharply: by August, more than 500 incidents were recorded – & NBSP; more than in the peak periods of 2022. Among the violations is & nbsp; attacks, abduction, destruction of houses and infrastructure.
~ 60 > collapse system ~ 60 > humanitarian consequences of the crisis are aggravated Destruction of the healthcare system in the north of the country. According to the World Health Organization, about 60 percent of medical institutions in the most affected areas do not function due to the dangerous situation, looting and movement of personnel. critically violated the work of vital services, including assistance in childbirth, treatment of HIV and the provision of emergency Services. 60 > in the city of Moshimboa-da Prai in the only & nbsp; hospital & nbsp; less than 10 percent of personnel-& nbsp; mainly volunteers who are trying to support the work of emergency care and maternity leave hall. 60 > humanitarian organizations warn about an increase in the threat of disease spread: with the beginning of the rainy season, an increase in the number of cases of malaria and cholera. acute shortage Financing 60 > response plan in the healthcare sector for this year is financed only by 11 percent, which led to a critical shortage of the main drugs. ~ 60 > UVKB also faces a serious shortage 352 million dollars were provided by the agency only 66 million. This seriously limits the response capabilities, while & nbsp; needs are only growing.