New york: The UN has increased life-saving assistance for 120,000 people displaced by escalating violence in Mozambique's Nampula province.
According to EMM, under the direction of Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher, $6 million has been allocated from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support the response.
Violence that began in 2017 in Cabo Delgado has already displaced more than 1.3 million people. The situation has sharply worsened since mid-November as conflict spreads, said UN Spokesperson St©phane Dujarric. More than two-thirds of the 100,000 people who have fled in the past two weeks are sheltering in overcrowded schools, makeshift structures, open spaces, or with already vulnerable host families, according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
People lack adequate shelter and have limited access to safe water, healthcare, protection, and sanitation services, while a cholera outbreak continues to spread, Mr. Dujarric added. CERF funding will prioritize water, sanitation, and hygiene services for people in the Erati and Memba districts, along with essential household items, shelter, protection, and livelihood support.