UN Worries About Increasing Attacks in Northern Mozambique With Over 100,000 Flees

Over 100,000 people have fled their homes due to violence in northern Mozambique, the UN warns, as the humanitarian situation worsens. 

More than 100,000 people have fled their homes in the last week alone due to escalating violence in northern Mozambique, prompting the United Nations Refugee Agency to issue an urgent alert. The most recent round of strikes has exacerbated an already dire humanitarian situation by spreading into formerly safe locations.

According to UNHCR’s Xavier Creach, the situation is terrible. In recent months, northern Mozambique has had four large influxes, and resources are now severely lacking. In addition to arriving traumatized, people require food, shelter, water, and support. The ability is lacking, but mental health care is unquestionably necessary, he stated.

With displaced families pushed into already overcrowded schools and makeshift shelters, he cautioned that host towns are finding it difficult to manage. Additionally, Creach emphasized the ongoing threat of sexual violence against women and the critical necessity for international cooperation and life-saving aid.

Since the fighting began in Cabo Delgado in 2017, about 1.3 million people have been displaced. But in 2025, attacks are moving into the provinces of Nampula and Niassa, endangering towns that were previously safe and raising the urgency of humanitarian requirements. The violence is getting worse, and agencies are urging quick assistance to stop more suffering.