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MZ0103·Niassa·Mozambique

At a glance

  • Organisations listed25
  • Share that are national or local36.0%
  • People in food crisis (phase 3 or worse)14,546
  • Displaced people recorded22,052
  • Violence events (12 mo)8

Trend: Little changed: 4 political violence events in the last six months, against 4 in the six months before.

Source: Coordination & Context: Operational Presence for Mozambique (2026-01-01 → 2026-07-31); Food Security, Nutrition & Poverty: Food Security for Mozambique (2025-04-01 → 2025-09-30); Affected People: Internally-Displaced Persons for Mozambique (2025-03-31 → 2025-03-31) May be outdated; Coordination & Context: Conflict Events for Mozambique (2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30). Every figure here is repeated in the section below that it comes from, with its full source line.

How bad is it

Food security (IPC / Cadre Harmonisé)

PhasePeople
Phase 1 — minimal72,729
Phase 2 — stressed58,183
Phase 3 — crisis14,546
Phase 4 — emergency0
Phase 5 — catastrophe0
Phase 3 or worse14,546
Population analysed145,458

Source: Food Security, Nutrition & Poverty: Food Security for Mozambique — IPC / Cadre Harmonisé, via OCHA HDX HAPI. Reference period: 2025-04-01 → 2025-09-30. Last modified: 2026-09-18. Open the dataset on HDX

Internal displacement

22,052

Displaced people recorded

Source: Affected People: Internally-Displaced Persons for Mozambique — IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix and national partners, via OCHA HDX HAPI. Reference period: 2025-03-31 → 2025-03-31. May be outdated Last modified: 2026-09-18. Open the dataset on HDX

Is it getting worse

The three event categories below overlap: an event counted as civilian targeting is usually also counted as political violence. They must never be added together. Each is shown separately.

Political violence

Events: 8·Reported fatalities: 66

2025-10: 225-102025-11: 12025-12: 02026-01: 02026-02: 12026-03: 02026-04: 12026-05: 32026-06: 02026-07: 02026-08: 02026-09: 026-0930
MonthEventsReported fatalities
2025-10 2 7
2025-11 1 2
2025-12 0 0
2026-01 0 0
2026-02 1 0
2026-03 0 0
2026-04 1 1
2026-05 3 56
2026-06 0 0
2026-07 0 0
2026-08 0 0
2026-09 0 0
Σ 8 66

Violence against civilians

Events: 3·Reported fatalities: 3

2025-10: 025-102025-11: 12025-12: 02026-01: 02026-02: 12026-03: 02026-04: 12026-05: 02026-06: 02026-07: 02026-08: 02026-09: 026-0910
MonthEventsReported fatalities
2025-10 0 0
2025-11 1 2
2025-12 0 0
2026-01 0 0
2026-02 1 0
2026-03 0 0
2026-04 1 1
2026-05 0 0
2026-06 0 0
2026-07 0 0
2026-08 0 0
2026-09 0 0
Σ 3 3

Source: Coordination & Context: Conflict Events for Mozambique — ACLED (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project), via OCHA HDX HAPI. Reference period: 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30. Last modified: 2026-09-19. Open the dataset on HDX

Who is helping here

25 organisations listed, 9 of them national or local (36.0%).

Camp coordination and management 1 organisations, 0 national or local
  • International Organization for Migration (IOM) United Nations
Education 5 organisations, 1 national or local
  • NTHUGE Biz National / local
  • Association des Volontaires pour le Service International (AVSI) International
  • Save the Children International (SCI) International
  • United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) United Nations
  • United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) United Nations
Emergency shelter and household items 3 organisations, 0 national or local
  • ACF-France International
  • International Organization for Migration (IOM) United Nations
  • Solidarities International (SI) International
Food security 4 organisations, 2 national or local
  • Mahlahle National / local
  • Protege National / local
  • Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) United Nations
  • Solidarities International (SI) International
Health 6 organisations, 1 national or local
  • SPS National / local
  • ACF-France International
  • CUAMM International
  • Handicap International - Humanity & Inclusion (HI) International
  • International Organization for Migration (IOM) United Nations
  • M2M International
Nutrition 6 organisations, 4 national or local
  • APDS-MOZ National / local
  • DPS National / local
  • NOS SAUDE National / local
  • SPS National / local
  • International Organization for Migration (IOM) United Nations
  • United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) United Nations
Protection 4 organisations, 0 national or local
  • Association des Volontaires pour le Service International (AVSI) International
  • GCR International
  • International Organization for Migration (IOM) United Nations
  • Save the Children International (SCI) International
Water, sanitation and hygiene 9 organisations, 2 national or local
  • ASMOG National / local
  • SPI National / local
  • Action against Hunger (ACF) International
  • CARE International (CARE) International
  • Helvetas International
  • International Organization for Migration (IOM) United Nations
  • MENTOR International
  • Save the Children International (SCI) International
  • Solidarities International (SI) International

Source: Coordination & Context: Operational Presence for Mozambique — OCHA and national humanitarian coordination structures (3W), via OCHA HDX HAPI. Reference period: 2026-01-01 → 2026-07-31. Last modified: 2026-09-18. Open the dataset on HDX