{"id":94936,"date":"2025-12-02T19:29:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T19:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/un-warns-of-100000-displaced-amid-northern-mozambique-violence"},"modified":"2025-12-02T19:57:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T19:57:22","slug":"un-warns-of-100000-displaced-amid-northern-mozambique-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/un-warns-of-100000-displaced-amid-northern-mozambique-violence","title":{"rendered":"UN Warns of 100,000 Displaced Amid Northern Mozambique Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>The UN refugee agency warned on Tuesday that escalating attacks in northern Mozambique have triggered massive new displacement, with &#8220;close to 100,000 displaced in the past fortnight alone&#8221; as violence spills into previously unaffected areas.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to reporters virtually in Geneva, UNHCR&#8217;s representative in Mozambique, Xavier Creach, said the agency is &#8220;gravely concerned as intensifying attacks on villages and the rapid spillover of the conflict into previously safe districts force tens of thousands of people to flee across northern Mozambique,&#8221; stressing that humanitarian capacity &#8220;is not keeping pace&#8221; with the scale of needs.<\/p>\n<p>People who fled described &#8220;armed groups stormed their villages, often at night, burning homes, attacking civilians, and forcing families to flee with nothing,&#8221; he said. Many endured chaotic escapes that separated families, with some now displaced for the second or third time this year.<\/p>\n<p>The conflict, which began in the province of Cabo Delgado in 2017, has already uprooted more than 1.3 million people, according to the UNHCR. But Creach said 2025 has brought &#8220;a dangerous shift,&#8221; with attacks spreading beyond Cabo Delgado into Nampula province, where civilians arrive at makeshift sites &#8220;walking for days in extreme fear&#8221; and often &#8220;without any civil documentation and no access to essential services.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Women and girls face heightened risks, he said, especially as the crisis unfolds during the global 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence. Communal shelters lacking lighting and privacy are exposing them to &#8220;new risks of sexual and gender violence,&#8221; while older people and those with disabilities struggle in inaccessible sites, the representative stressed.<\/p>\n<p>Children are arriving &#8220;exhausted, traumatized, and weakened after days of walking,&#8221; with many unaccompanied or separated, Creach said. Humanitarian teams are working to identify high-risk individuals, reunite families and provide counselling, dignity kits and mobility devices, but he warned the response is running out of resources.<\/p>\n<p>With 2025 funding at just 50% of requirements and needs rising sharply, the UNHCR called for urgent international support, saying humanitarian actors &#8220;cannot sustain the response without additional support and resources.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Mozambique<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. The UN refugee agency warned on Tuesday that escalating attacks in northern Mozambique have triggered massive new displacement, with &#8220;close to 100,000 displaced in the past fortnight alone&#8221; as violence spills into previously unaffected areas. 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