Mecula
At a glance
- Organisations listed16
- Share that are national or local50.0%
- People in food crisis (phase 3 or worse)5,273
- Displaced people recorded20,334
- Violence events (12 mo)17
Trend: Rising: 11 political violence events in the last six months, against 6 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→ 2026-07-31); Food Security, Nutrition & Poverty: Food Security for Mozambique (2022-10-01 → 2023-03-31) May be outdated; Affected People: Internally-Displaced Persons for Mozambique (2025-03-31 → 2025-03-31) May be outdated; Coordination & Context: Conflict Events for Mozambique (2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30).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 | 13,186 |
| Phase 2 — stressed | 7,911 |
| Phase 3 — crisis | 3,955 |
| Phase 4 — emergency | 1,318 |
| Phase 5 — catastrophe | 0 |
| Phase 3 or worse | 5,273 |
| Population analysed | 26,372 |
Internal displacement
20,334
Displaced people recorded
Is it getting worse
Political violence
Events: 17·Reported fatalities: 51
| Month | Events | Reported fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025-11 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026-07 | 4 | 3 |
| 2026-08 | 4 | 41 |
| 2026-09 | 0 | 0 |
| Σ | 17 | 51 |
Violence against civilians
Events: 9·Reported fatalities: 5
| Month | Events | Reported fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025-11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-01 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-04 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-06 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026-07 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-08 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-09 | 0 | 0 |
| Σ | 9 | 5 |
Demonstrations
Events: 4·Reported fatalities: 0
| Month | Events | Reported fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-01 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-04 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-05 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-06 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-07 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09 | 0 | 0 |
| Σ | 4 | 0 |
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
16 organisations listed, 8 of them national or local (50.0%).
Education 1 organisations, 0 national or local
- United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) United Nations
Food security 6 organisations, 4 national or local
- Mahlahle National / local
- MozaHydroponic National / local
- RW Machambas National / local
- SEPPA National / local
- Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V. (JUH) International
- Save the Children International (SCI) International
Health 3 organisations, 1 national or local
- SPS National / local
- ACF-France International
- Handicap International - Humanity & Inclusion (HI) International
Nutrition 2 organisations, 2 national or local
- DPS National / local
- SPS National / local
Protection 3 organisations, 1 national or local
- CGR National / local
- Association des Volontaires pour le Service International (AVSI) International
- Save the Children International (SCI) International
Water, sanitation and hygiene 3 organisations, 1 national or local
- SDPI National / local
- For Afrika International
- ForAfrika 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