The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has warned that Mozambique is at a critical humanitarian tipping point as conflict, extreme weather and aid funding cuts threaten the survival of millions of people.
NRC secretary general Jan Egeland described the situation in Mozambique as at a “critical tipping point,” sounding the alarm over skyrocketing violence, the devastation from multiple cyclones and the near collapse of aid lifelines due to global funding cuts.
“Climate shocks, increasing violence, and spiralling hunger are having a terrible impact on the population. They now stand at the edge of an abyss, with immense suffering ahead unless the world ends its neglect,” Egeland said on Thursday.
The charity said armed attacks in Mozambique’s troubled Cabo Delgado province surged by 155 percent in March, resulting in 153 abductions and 39 killings.
The violence has displaced over 1.4 million people, while 600,000 returnees face renewed insecurity and little to no assistance.
Three consecutive cyclones – Chido, Dikeledi and Jude – have battered Mozambique over the past few years, affecting 1.4 million people and destroying homes, schools and farmland.
Nearly five million Mozambicans are facing critical hunger levels, with 900,000 on the brink of famine.
Fuel shortages, infrastructure damage and insecurity have paralysed humanitarian operations.
The World Food Programme has halved its assistance, reaching only 520,000 of the one million targeted in 2024.
Aid agencies, including NRC, have been forced to scale back life-saving interventions due to severe funding cuts.
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