Africa-Press – Mozambique. The World Food Program (WFP) has resumed the delivery of full humanitarian food assistance to host families and displaced persons in Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique, its latest report on the humanitarian crisis reveals.
The aid packages delivered to each family had been reduced to 39% of daily energy needs since July, 2021, due to a lack of funds.
“Full rations are expected to be distributed from January to March,” announces the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS network), which is part of the WFP, in a document released on Monday and consulted today by Lusa.
However, the plan is subject to change according to the availability of additional resources and the redirection of priorities, the document adds.
During the month of January, WFP helped 980,000 people in Cabo Delgado, Nampula and Niassa.
A joint military intervention by Mozambique, Rwanda and countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is eliminating the armed insurgency and restoring security to the province, but “sporadic attacks by scattered groups of insurgents are reigniting fear” among the population.
This scenario “limits [the] active participation in the agricultural season” essential to satisfy hunger for most families, who have traditionally depended on subsistence agriculture.
Also according to the FEWS network, a new area of food ‘stress’ has emerged in Mecula, in Niassa province, due to attacks that forced the flight of 3,700 inhabitants, and which authorities have attributed to insurgents fleeing Cabo Delgado.
Concern for the impact of weather shocks and conflict on agricultural production
Key Messages
For More News And Analysis About Mozambique Follow Africa-Press
