Mecanhelas
At a glance
- Organisations listed22
- Share that are national or local45.5%
- People in food crisis (phase 3 or worse)36,324
- Displaced people recorded1,989
- Violence events (12 mo)39
Trend: Falling: 15 political violence events in the last six months, against 24 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→ 2025-09-30); Affected People: Internally-Displaced Persons for Mozambique (2025-03-31 → 2025-03-31) May be outdated; Coordination & Context: Conflict Events for Mozambique (2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30).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)
| Phase | People |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 — minimal | 236,107 |
| Phase 2 — stressed | 90,811 |
| Phase 3 — crisis | 36,324 |
| Phase 4 — emergency | 0 |
| Phase 5 — catastrophe | 0 |
| Phase 3 or worse | 36,324 |
| Population analysed | 363,242 |
Internal displacement
1,989
Displaced people recorded
Is it getting worse
Political violence
Events: 39·Reported fatalities: 39
| Month | Events | Reported fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025-11 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 5 | 3 |
| 2026-02 | 5 | 2 |
| 2026-03 | 3 | 13 |
| 2026-04 | 7 | 13 |
| 2026-05 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026-06 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-07 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-08 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026-09 | 0 | 0 |
| Σ | 39 | 39 |
Violence against civilians
Events: 24·Reported fatalities: 22
| Month | Events | Reported fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025-11 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026-02 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 3 | 13 |
| 2026-04 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026-05 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026-06 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-07 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026-09 | 0 | 0 |
| Σ | 24 | 22 |
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
22 organisations listed, 10 of them national or local (45.5%).
Camp coordination and management 1 organisations, 0 national or local
- International Organization for Migration (IOM) United Nations
Education 6 organisations, 3 national or local
- DPE National / local
- Progresso National / local
- SDEJT National / local
- Save the Children International (SCI) International
- THI International
- WEWORLD International
Food security 4 organisations, 1 national or local
- SDAE National / local
- Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) International
- Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V. (JUH) International
- Solidarities International (SI) International
Health 3 organisations, 1 national or local
- SPS National / local
- Handicap International - Humanity & Inclusion (HI) International
- International Organization for Migration (IOM) United Nations
Nutrition 4 organisations, 2 national or local
- DPS National / local
- SDSMAS National / local
- ACF-France International
- International Organization for Migration (IOM) United Nations
Protection 5 organisations, 1 national or local
- FDC National / local
- Association des Volontaires pour le Service International (AVSI) International
- GCR International
- Handicap International - Humanity & Inclusion (HI) International
- Save the Children International (SCI) International
Water, sanitation and hygiene 5 organisations, 2 national or local
- IDES National / local
- SPI National / local
- International Organization for Migration (IOM) United Nations
- Solidarities International (SI) International
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) United Nations
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