Africa-Press – Mozambique. Approximately 570,000 people affected by conflict and extreme weather events in nine Mozambican provinces received cash and voucher assistance estimated at US$10.5 million (€9 million) in the first half of the year, the United Nations has reported.
“Since the start of 2025, 14 humanitarian partners have provided cash and voucher assistance in Mozambique, delivering a total of US$10.5 million and reaching 570,000 people across nine provinces,” reads a report from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), accessed by Lusa today.
According to OCHA, the support was targeted at needs arising from droughts, cyclones and armed conflicts in the north of the country, the latter primarily affecting the gas-rich province of Cabo Delgado, which has been facing an insurgency since 2017.
The document states that, of the support provided, US$4.5 million (€3.8 million) was used to support those affected by conflict, US$4.1 million (€3.5 million) for drought victims, while smaller allocations were allocated to Cyclones Chido, with US$979,000 (€841,300) and Jude, with US$661,000 (€568,000).
“Cabo Delgado received the highest volume of cash and voucher assistance (US$4.6 million), followed by Nampula (US$1.5 million),” the document states.
According to the UN agency, significant transfers – ranging from US$119,000 to US$4.7 million – were also provided in Tete, Sofala, Gaza, Zambezia, and Niassa”.
“Paper vouchers accounted for more than half of transfers (54%), followed by e-vouchers (37%) and mobile money (9%),” it explains, highlighting “notable progress in cash and voucher assistance in Mozambique”.
“Communities show strong acceptance of cash as a response modality, highlighting substantial potential for scale-up. With continued strengthening of government engagement and enhanced collective coordination, this potential can be fully realized,” the document concludes.
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