Around 57,000 children at risk of going without school meals in Mozambique
The UN World Food Program (WFP) has warned that around 57,000 children could be left without school meals this school year in Nampula province, due to a lack of funding…..
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Authorities helped almost 1,100 girl in child marriages in Mozambique
The Mozambican authorities helped 1,099 children victims of child marriage to return to their families or be placed in “alternative protection” in 2024, according to official figures. Nampula province, in….
Conflict and natural disasters increase the risk of child marriages in Mozambique
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has pointed to armed conflicts in Cabo Delgado and natural disasters in Mozambique as factors that increase the risk of early marriages in affected….
UNICEF faces huge funding shortfall in Mozambique
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that it has only received 22 per cent of the funding needed for its operations in Mozambique. In its humanitarian situation report….
Funding for Reconstruction and Resilience Plan awaits USAID statement in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique
The Northern Integrated Development Agency (ADIN) is awaiting a statement from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on whether or not new funding will continue for projects in….
Children are dying of malnutrition in Mozambique
A priest says that people are starving to death in Cabo Delgado and says that “it gets to the point of trying to eat the grass”. Father Manuel Faria coordinates….
Drought affected more than 7,000 families in recent years in Mozambique
More than 7,000 families living in the Massingir district, in Gaza province, in southern Mozambique, have been affected by drought in recent years, which has led to a food crisis…..