Mozambique

Allocation	$9,995,213
Emergency type	Storm
Window	Rapid Response
Recipient UN Agencies	FAO, IOM, UNFPA, UNICEF, WFP, WHO
Group(s) of people targeted	Host communities, Internally displaced persons, Other affected persons
Number of people targeted	434,331
Status	Completed
Allocation code	23-RR-MOZ-57965
Title	Mozambique RR Application Mar 2023 (TC Freddy, cholera, floods)

Overview of the humanitarian situation

The confluence of multiple crises is compounding a severe humanitarian situation in Mozambique where two million people were already in need of humanitarian assistance and protection across the northern provinces of Cabo Delgado, Niassa and Nampula. In February, more than 239,000 people were affected by the compound effects of heavy rains in Maputo Province, Gaza and Sofala as well as by Tropical Storm Freddy‘s first landfall in Inhambane province. Significant damage to infrastructure was reported as more than 13,516 houses were affected and almost 1,075 schools destroyed. 60 health units were flooded and 1,265km of roads were damaged. Of particular concern is the damage to 92,800 hectares of crops including in areas where 400,000 people are already food insecure (IPC3). Tropical Storm Freddy made a second landfall in Mozambique, in Zambezia, province on 11 March, affecting hundreds of thousands more people. Mozambique is also experiencing a worsening cholera outbreak. As of 31 March, almost 21,000 cases had been reported. Flooding increases the risk of cholera at a time when the country is struggling to contain an outbreak.

CERF-funded assistance

On 15 March 2023, the ERC allocated $10 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for the urgent support of the multiple emergencies in Mozambique, including cholera, Tropical Storm Freddy, and floods. Funding from CERF enables UN agencies and partners to provideWASH, Health, Food Security and livelihood, and Non-Food Items/shelters. In total, the allocation targets 253,000 people.

Projects included in this allocation

Organization	Project title	Code	Amount in US$
WHO	Strengthen to timely detect and respond to cholera, acute watery diarrhea and dysentery and ensure provision of basic health services to affected populations in provinces by affected flooding, cyclone Freddy#1 and #2 in Mozambique	23-RR-WHO-009	US$1,240,288	Read more
WFP	Life-saving food assistance in southern and central Mozambique in response to Tropical Cyclone Freddy	23-RR-WFP-007	US$1,199,922	Read more
UNICEF	Supporting children and their families in cholera and cyclone FREDDY affected areas with WASH and Health lifesaving interventions	23-RR-CEF-010	US$5,155,000	Read more
IOM	Provision of immediate lifesaving emergency shelter and non-food item (NFI) assistance for cyclone and flood affected populations in Central and Northern Mozambique	23-RR-IOM-007	US$1,300,000	Read more
FAO	Emergency response to people affected by floods in Gaza and Zambezia Provinces	23-RR-FAO-002	US$800,000	Read more
UNFPA	Provision of life-saving sexual and reproductive health services to the Cyclone Freddy-affected people in Zambezia	23-RR-FPA-008	US$300,003	Read more