Access Snapshot - May 2021

OVERVIEW ACCESS CONSTRAINTS / INSECURITY

! 86K IN 10K IN HARD-TO- PARTIALLY REACH AREAS Cabo 663K ACCESSIBLE 64K 25 Delgado INTERNALLY DISPLACED AREAS Quionga! DISPLACED PEOPLE REPORTED SECURITY ! !!! PEOPLE IN CABO 557K IN FROM PALMA INCIDENTS UNITED REPUBLIC ! 1 ! !!H DELGADO ONLY ACCESSIBLE AREAS 2 3 Palma !! (as of 31 May) (May 2021) OF !!! ! MOZAMBIQUE ! !!!! ! ! !H ! !!!! ! ! ! ! The number of displaced people living in ‘hard to reach’ areas in Cabo Delgado decreased from 31,000 in April ! Pundanhar ! !!!! ! Palma ! !!H ! ! ! Olumbi to around 10,000 in May as a result of people fleeing conflict-affected areas—particularly Palma District. Nangade ! ! ! ! ! ! During the same period, the number of displaced people in partially accessible areas reduced from 126,000 to ! Nangade ! !! !! !! !!! Mocimboa ! Da Praia ! !!! 86,000. As a result, by the end of May, there were 556,000 displaced people living in accessible areas, a sharp M’Tamba !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!H 44K Diaca ! ! ! N’Gapa !!! ! ! ! ! increase from 473,000 in April. !Mocimboa! !Da Praia !!!!!! ! Imbuo !H !! In May 2021, access by humanitarian organizations to Palma remained constrained, while access to the rest Negomano !H 92K ! ! ! !H! Mbau H!Mueda! !!! ! !!! of Cabo Delgado Province was mostly unchanged. At least 25 security incidents were recorded during the ! Muidumbe !H Mecula ! !!!!!!!! Chitunda !! ! !H !!!!!! Quiterajo month of May through the Province, mostly in Palma, Nangade and Macomia districts, according to Cabo !!! !!!!! ! Mecula Miteda ! Muidumbe !!!! ! Ligado, while there were at least three incidents of humanitarians being denied access to visit areas in Palma Chapa ! ! !! ! H! Macomia! ! ! !! Chai ! ! District by Government security forces. Humanitarians were also not able to travel north from Pemba by sea, ! !!!!H!!!! !!!! ! ! !9K !! !! ! Mucojo given the continued ban on maritime movements imposed by the Government. As a result, humanitarians were ! !! Mucojo Macomia ! Macomia ! ! ! !!H! ! unable to visit areas outside of the Afungi perimeter during the month. Niassa ! !!!!!! Matemo ! Ibo !! ! ! Meluco ! !!! Muaguide ! ! !33K Civilians attempting to leave Palma continued to face challenges and were unable to access international ! Quissanga!!!!H Nairoto 7K !!H ! Quirimba ! !!! ! protection. At least two attacks by non-state armed actors were reported against boats of displaced people Marangira Meluco! ! Bilibiza! H! Nguia ! !H! ! Bilibiza ! attempting to flee Palma southwards towards Pemba, including one that reportedly killed seven people. The 47K ! ! 10K ! ! Montepuez ! Mahate journey remains perilous and expensive, with prices reportedly starting at around 3,000 Mozambican Meticals Quissanga! (approximately US$48) per person. At the same time, people attempting to seek asylum in Tanzania were Ancuabe ! Mirate ! 125KMetuge !! 157K refouled to Mozambique, with almost 3,800 Mozambicans forcibly returned from Tanzania through Negomano Ancuabe !H Ancuabe !! ! Cidade de Pemba Metuge border point in May, according to UNHCR. Despite the dangerous and difficult journeys that they endured, nearly Namanhumbir Mesa Mieze H!Montepuez 60K Metoro 64,000 people had fled from Palma by the end of May. Mavala Murrebue Marrupa Montepuez 4K Niassa Mapupulo /GEWƒ /GEWƒ (Jan 2019 - May 2021) Impiri 62K SECURITY INCIDENTS & DISPLACEMENT IN CABO DELGADO Nungo Balama Katapua Chiure Chiure Velho 663 Chiure Mazeze 622 622 630 59 61 607 Balama Number of internally displaced people in thousands 57 Meloco Ocua 55 554 H! Namuno Lurio Reported security incidents 495 10K Namapa Namuno Namogelia H! Muipite 3K Namapa 45 46 44 Kuekue N’Cumpe Hucula Chipene 40 400 40 37 38 37 Memba 33 Erati 33 Nipepe Machoca Mazula 30 307 29 30 xx Namiroa Alua 26 25 Papai Nampula 26 25 24 23 XX Number of IDPS 23 211 235 (DTM Round 12)Nipepe 172 159 4 11 Access* Route accessibility ** Violence type H Main towns 11 9 90 100 110 Border Crossing 9 64 64 65 83 85 May 2021 Jan 2020 - April 2021 43 44 49 55 59 59 Accessible areas Accessible Sea/River Transport ! Clashes ! Clashes Accessible airstrip Functional health Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Partially accessible areas Partially accessible ! ! Remote violence & violence Remote violence & violence Partially accessible facility 2019 2020 2021 against civilians against civilians airstrip Hard-to-reach areas Not accessible Not functional health facility The administrative boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Sources: 1 - DTM -This figure reflects only people displaced inside of Cabo Delgado province. The overall number of people displaced in Cabo Delgado, Niassa, Nampula, Sofala and Zambezia provinces due to the conflict in Cabo Delgado is about 732,000 per the DTM Round 12 Report., 2 - IOM/DTM Emergency Tracking Tool., 3 - ACLED., 4 - WFP, OCHA, WHO., *Partially accessible areas: physical/ logistical/ administrative constraints may impact operations. Security environment difficult to predict; humanitarian operations will require security planning and negotiations / Hard-to-reach areas: security situation highly volatile; humanitarian operations will require detailed security planning and intensive negotiations. **Accessible road: No known security incident, exceptional closure only; Partially accessible road: sporadic security incidents and/or road closure; Not accessible: road seldom used by civilian traffic due to major security incidents/concerns. Creation Date: 18 June 2021 Feedback: [email protected] Twitter: @unocha_rosea www.unocha.org/rosea www.reliefweb.int