Mozambique is grappling with multiple, overlapping crises – conflict, displacement, drought and recurrent cyclones – that continue to threaten lives and livelihoods. 

A total of 2.7 million people are food insecure and urgently need assistance. Of these, 1.6 million are in the northern provinces of Cabo Delgado, Nampula and Niassa, where communities rely on humanitarian support to survive and recover.

Cyclones and drought left over 4.4 million people across Mozambique struggling to recover during the 2024–2025 season.

In Cabo Delgado, communities caught between conflict and recurring cyclones face alarming levels of malnutrition. More than half of children under 5 are stunted, with their growth and development hindered by long-term malnutrition. 

The past eight years of violence have forced families to flee repeatedly, leaving little time to rebuild their lives. Today, more than 610,000 people remain displaced, while many others continue to move in search of safety and basic necessities.

WFP reached 1 million people in northern Mozambique with emergency food assistance in 2024. Due to funding shortfalls, we were forced to scale down assistance to 345,000 people in 2025, prioritizing the most vulnerable people and those newly displaced.

WFP urgently requires US$78.8 million to sustain life-saving operations until April 2026.

What the World Food Programme is doing to respond to the Mozambique emergency

Northern emergency response

WFP supports the most vulnerable people with emergency food assistance, school meals, nutrition support through clinics and health brigades, and livelihoods programmes for smallholder farmers. With limited funding, 345,000 people receive emergency assistance every other month, prioritized through a vulnerability-based approach to reach those most in need. WFP also provides newly displaced families with emergency kits covering their basic food needs for two weeks. WFP participates in the UN Joint Response Programme, supporting families newly displaced by violence or cyclones. The programme delivers a combined package of WFP food, IOM shelter kits, UNICEF sanitation items and UNHCR protection services.

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