Three UN agencies warn that 61% of the population – the highest rate ever – is projected to face crisis levels of food insecurity or worse by the end of July.
As Mozambique reels from the consequences of Cyclone Idai, Cyclone Kenneth hits the north of the country.
Prolonged droughts followed by heavy rain have destroyed more than half of the corn and bean crops that subsistence farmers rely on to survive.
We need “a systemwide transformation” in the way we live, work, govern and grow our food. It’s no small task.
“The water level rose up to our elbows. My husband and I were carrying our children in our arms…We were trapped.”
The successful scale-up has been made possible by the generosity of donors. However, WFP still requires $130 million to be able to fully implement its response through June.
$140 million is needed as the World Food Programme (WFP) steps up assistance in Mozambique.
Almost 60 WFP staff have been deployed to Mozambique and 45 more are on the way. WFP requires $140 million to continue life-saving operations for the next three months.
The cyclone that hit Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi has destroyed homes, schools, businesses and essential infrastructure. Survivors have lost everything and need our help.
It’s been almost two years to the day since famine was declared in South Sudan. They still need our help.
