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MOZAMBIQUE / CONFLICT FOOD SECURITY
STORY: MOZAMBIQUE / CONFLICT FOOD SECURITY
TRT: 2:45
SOURCE: WFP
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT WFP ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / PORTUGUESE / NATS
DATELINE: 24 – 27 AUGUST, 21 SEPTEMBER 2020, CABO DELGADO, MOZAMBIQUE
24 – 27 AUGUST, CABO DELGADO, MOZAMBIQUE
1 Various shots, 4450 Internally displaced people (IDPs) live in this camp
24 AUGUST, METUGE, MOZAMBIQUE
2. Various shots, Treatment centre for moderate and acute malnutrition (MAM)
3. Various shots, Health centre in Nacuta village where displaced people and the host community receive special fortified foods from WFP to help treat moderate and acute malnutrition
25 AUGUST 2020, NACUTA, MOZAMBIQUE
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Lola Castro, Regional Director, WFP:
“At this moment we have 310,000 people around the provinces of Cabo Delgado, Nampula and Niassa and also UNHCR has reported that around 1000 refugees have crossed the Ravuma (river) into Tanzania.”
21 SEPTEMBER 2020, MUXARA, PEMBA
5. Various shots, WFP food assistance arriving and setting up of distribution point
27 AUGUST 2020, PEMBA, MOZAMBIQUE
6. Various shots, Tinashe Raul Munduagona registering for WFP food distribution. Tinashe was recovering from a cesarean section when her village was attacked. She fled with four members of her family and is now sheltering with another family
7. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Tinashe Raul Munduagona, 27 year old mother, Manica Province:
“We tried to sleep, while people were screaming at the house next door. I couldn't even walk, I was so weak, that's when I noticed that the neighbor's house was burning. Our house was built from bamboo, without clay on the walls, and we managed to tear a hole in the wall and escape. But my daughter was left behind alone, my husband had to pull her out and finally we made it, and we had to hide in the bush for seven days.”
27 AUGUST 2020, MUXARA, PEMBA
8. Various shots, Tinashe Raul Munduagona queuing and receiving food at distribution point
9. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Tinashe Raul Munduagona, 27 year old mother, Manica Province:
“The owner of the house where we are staying has a television so, to trick the stomachs of my children, they watch TV to distract them from hunger…when they watch they forget their hunger. They have gotten used to it, there is no other way. We left many things behind ... Here we depend on people’s kindness...”
10. Various shots, Tinashe Raul Munduagona receiving food rations and heads to her shelter
WFP is extremely concerned about the escalating conflict and deteriorating food security situation in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, where over 300,000 people have fled their homes and villages, abandoning their crops and leaving them completely reliant on humanitarian assistance.
“We are deeply concerned about the unfolding humanitarian situation in Cabo Delgado where conflict and violence have left people without access to food and livelihoods,” said Antonella D’Aprile, WFP Representative for Mozambique. “The growing insecurity and poor infrastructure have meant that reaching out to people in need has become harder and now with COVID-19 the crisis becomes even more complex.”
Growing violence and insecurity have increased the threat of hunger in the northern province of Cabo Delgado as communities have lost access to food and income sources. Latest findings from famine early warning system FEWSNET indicate that communities will continue to face ‘crisis’ levels of food insecurity (IPC Phase 3) into early 2021. The situation is even more worrisome given that Cabo Delgado has the second highest rate of chronic malnutrition in the country with more than half of children under 5 chronically malnourished. Any additional shocks could rapidly worsen the situation, especially for women and children.
WFP urgently requires US$ 4.7 million per month to assist those internally displaced in northern Mozambique. Without additional funding WFP will be forced to reduce food rations as early as December.
Thousands of refugees have crossed into neighboring Tanzania, deepening concerns among the international community about the regionalization of the conflict. With Cabo Delgado currently recording the second-highest number of COVID-19 cases in Mozambique, population displacements have the potential to accelerate the spread of the virus.
Despite significant operational challenges, WFP, in collaboration with the Government, plans to reach 310,000 people each month in the provinces of Cabo Delgado, Nampula, and Niassa with food, vouchers and nutrition support.
Since 2017, Cabo Delgado has been experiencing attacks by Non-State Armed Groups that have gradually displaced communities who are now seeking refuge in other provinces, such as Nampula and Niassa. These attacks have led to the loss of lives and have severely damaged infrastructure - that were already severely affected by cyclone Kenneth in 2019 - leading to disruptions in the access to those most in need.
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