Mozambique: UN provides boats for fishermen affected by terrorism in Cabo Delgado

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Mozambique: UN provides boats for fishermen affected by terrorism in Cabo Delgado

12:28 CAT | 29 May 2024

FILE - For illustration purposes only. [File photo: Carta de Moçambique]

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) handed over 48 motorboats to fishermen affected by terrorism in the city of Pemba, Cabo Delgado province, on Tuesday, May 28th.

“These supplies will benefit more than 700 fishermen to promote subsistence livelihoods,” said Muhammad Asim Ayub, head of the UNOPS office in Pemba, during the material handover.

According to Lusa news agency, the 48 motorboats were delivered by the Deputy Minister of the Sea, Inland Waters, and Fisheries, Henriques Bongece, to fishermen from the districts of Palma, Mocímboa da Praia, and Metuge, as part of the United Nations program for crisis recovery in the North.

“These boats are for producing food, to reduce poverty,” said the government official, addressing beneficiaries from the selected districts.

Part of the residents of Palma, Mocímboa da Praia, and Metuge districts rely on fishing for survival, in addition to subsistence agriculture.

Since October 2017, Cabo Delgado has faced an armed insurgency with attacks claimed by movements associated with the extremist group Islamic State, combated since 2021 with the support of Rwandan military and Southern African countries, the latter in the process of withdrawing from the ground since April, to be completed by July.

UNOPS is a United Nations operational body aimed at helping various partners implement humanitarian aid, development, and peace-building projects in the world’s most complex contexts, through sustainable practices.

Source: Diário Economico