Cabo Delgado: EU supports vulnerable attack victims with €5M

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Cabo Delgado: EU supports vulnerable attack victims with €5M

9:47 CAT | 21 Jul 2020

[File photo: Lusa]

The European Union (EU) announced on Monday it would send €14.6 million of humanitarian aid to Mozambique, €5 million of which will go to the population of Cabo Delgado, as well as the allocation of €3 million to Angola.

The community executive said that, in the case of Mozambique, part of the funding is aimed at tackling the “serious deterioration of the security situation in Cabo Delgado, in northern Mozambique”, for which the EU is mobilising “€5 million to support the most vulnerable people in the region”.

The northern province of Cabo Delgado has been under attack since October 2017 by insurgents, classified since the beginning of the year by the Mozambican and international authorities as a terrorist threat.

In two and a half years of conflict in Cabo Delgado, where the largest private investment in Africa for natural gas exploration (led by France’s Total) is advancing, it is estimated that at least 700 people have died and 250,000 have been affected.

In general terms, the community funding announced today also aims to provide food aid to vulnerable families and support farmers, given the drought in southern Africa, as well as to finance actions to prevent and prepare local health systems and provide assistance with education.

In a reference to the outbreak of Covid-19, the European Commission highlights that another of the objectives of this support to the region is “to finance disaster preparedness projects that also cover the new needs arising from the pandemic”.

Como parte do pacote regional anunciado hoje pela @EU_Commission, UE🇪🇺 mobiliza 14.6 milhões💶 em ajuda humanitária p/ Moçambique preparar-se p/ desastres naturais, com 5 milhões💶 p/asistência às pessoas afectadas pela violência armada em Cabo Delgado: https://t.co/Ejt7CFSnFo pic.twitter.com/Um6MNRyUx1

— Antonio Sánchez-Benedito Gaspar (@SBeneditoEU) July 20, 2020

The Southern African region had in 2019 one of the driest quarters since 1981, facing a severe drought which has already caused great losses of livestock and destruction of crops, problems which have exacerbated the economic difficulties of that population.

The Covid-19 pandemic could further aggravate the already pressing humanitarian needs in the region.

Source: Lusa