Mozambique: The world’s third most neglected displacement crisis in 2024- NRC
Sweden pledges aid for drought victims worth US$6 million / Mozambique
4:49 CAT | 03 Nov 2016
Sweden has pledged to donate 49 million crowns (about six million US dollars) to support the victims of severe drought in southern and central Mozambique.
According to a press release from the Swedish embassy, the aid is being channelled through a humanitarian consortium known as COSACA, which consists of the NGOs Save the Children, CARE, Concern and Oxfam, and will go towards implementing the programme “Promoting recovery and building resilience for people affected by drought in Mozambique”.
The release says the funds “seek to contribute to the efforts undertaken by the government in response to the drought, and to provide food aid, water and nutritional support to households, and help them recover their means of livelihood”.
“We are confident that the support made available by Sweden and other partners, through COSACA, will help alleviate the effects of the drought, and re-establish the well-being of drought-stricken households in southern and central Mozambique”, said Swedish ambassador Irina Nyoni, cited by the release.
The programme is intended to meet the needs of 41,312 households (and estimated 206,560 individuals) affected by the drought in Gaza, Inhambane, Manica and Sofala provinces.
According to an August report from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), an estimated 1.5 million Mozambicans face lack of food security, and need food aid.
Source: AIM
Show comments
Also read
Leave a Reply
Be the First to Comment!
You must be logged in to post a comment.
You must be logged in to post a comment.