Mozambique: Resettlement of displaced persons in Cabo Delgado prioritised – Noticias

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Mozambique: Resettlement of displaced persons in Cabo Delgado prioritised – Noticias

4:46 CAT | 14 May 2021

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More than 500 people displaced by the recent terrorist assault on Palma, Cabo Delgado, have already found homes in resettlement villages set up by the government in the Montepuez and Ancuabe districts.

The president of the National Institute for Disaster Management and Reduction (INGD), Luísa Meque, who visited the sites on Wednesday, learned how, in addition to basic food kits, the local authorities are also allocating plots for displaced people to build houses.

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“It was necessary to assess the conditions in which the displaced people were hosted and are living. Those who arrive receive basic food supplies for a few days. In addition to this, the demarcation of plots for housing construction is currently underway,” Meque said.

She acknowledged that, despite the level of support provided, a lot remained to be done for families to enjoy the basic comforts, especially regarding tarpaulins and tents for the new wave of displaced from Palma.

Meque stressed that the INGD and partners were committed to mobilising funds to ensure that the transition goes smoothly.

“The idea is to create minimum subsistence conditions in these centres, so that families can feel comfortable until the situation is normalised. At that point, those who want to stay will be able to do so, and those who think they are in a position to return to their areas of origin will also be able to do so,” Meque clarified.

At a meeting she chaired in Ntele, Montepuez district, Meque asked displaced families to cooperate with local structures, providing accurate data on where they had come from and the number of people in the household, especially children, to facilitate the appropriate interventions.

Speaking to journalists, Meque said that the visit to Cabo Delgado was aimed at learning about the condition of IDPs living in the resettlement centres set up the government.

“We saw families in Marocane already installed with some basic infrastructure, such as lighting using solar panels, water sources, a medical services post and a market, among others,” she reported.

Before visiting Montepuez and Ancuabe, the INGD president met IDPs from Palma who are still in the transitional reception centre in Pemba, but who have expressed their intention to join the resettlement programme.

Source: Noticias