Women and girls are disproportionately impacted by disasters and conflict.

Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director

The United Nations Population Fund FACT SHEET for the Northern Humanitarian Crisis:

CABO DELGADO - - NIASSA UNFPA Developing Context Priorities

(2021 Humanitarian Response Plan) PREVENT AND RESPOND TO GENDER BASED VIOLENCE 527,000* internally displaced persons across three

INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF 250,000 displaced women AND ACCESS TO LIFE-SAVING

SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES, INCLUDING 126,480 women of reproductive age FAMILY PLANNING, (15 - 49) EMERGENCY OBSTETRIC AND NEWBORN CARE 14,940 displaced women are pregnant, with 1,660 expected to deliver within the month RESPOND TO COVID-19 AND

MITIGATE ITS SECONDARY will experience life- IMPACTS ON WOMEN AND GIRLS 747 pregnant women threatening complications while giving birth

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Key Concerns

The humanitarian situation in the north of Mozambique (Cabo Delgado, Niassa and Nampula provinces) continues to worsen, taking a particular toll on women and girls. In crises, women and girls face an increased risk of gender-based violence, unwanted and unintended pregnancies, and preventable death due to pregnancy and childbirth complications.

Response Mechanisms to COVID-19 and Growing Insecurity in 2020 20,000 women & girls received sexual & reproductive health and GBV services through mobile health clinics

317 service providers and hotline operators trained to provide GBV services and support in the context of COVID-19. 14 health tents installed to enable safe access to sexual and reproductive health services and protect 70,000+ women and girls by adhering to Overview COVID-19 safety measures. More than one year after Cyclone Kenneth’s landfall in May women & girls 2019, the humanitarian situation in 3,936 has deteriorated due to consecutive climatic shocks, public received dignity kits, with whistles, lights and health emergencies such as COVID-19 and cholera, and reusable underwear, to support menstrual growing insecurity, leading to significant displacement, hygiene and mitigate risks of gender-based disruption of livelihoods and lack of access to basic services violence. such as health, clean water, sanitation and protection services. 6,455 women & girls These issues, once localized to the Cabo Delgado province, participated in stress-relief activities in 6 have spread to the neighbouring provinces of Niassa and women-friendly spaces. Nampula as more people are displaced and people are forced to move farther to ensure their security. Internal displacement of people forced from their homes by either violence or 84 health facilities environmental disaster has displaced nearly 530,000 people providing specialized gender-based violence across Cabo Delgado, Nampula, and Niassa. services, including clinical management of rape.

67,000 women & girls supported with sexual and reproductive health supplies and equipment through 96 reproductive health kits.

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UNFPA Humanitarian Work

As of December 31, 2020

Since Cyclone Kenneth in April 2019, UNFPA has supported the Government of Mozambique to provide humanitarian assistance to more than 230,000 people in Cabo Delgado Province with a focus on provision of services for sexual and reproductive health and prevention and response to gender-based violence.

UNFPA is also supporting communities displaced by conflict and girls and women facing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nine (9) affected districts in Cabo Delgado are receiving support: Ancuabe, Balama, Chiure, Ibo, Metuge, Macomia, Mecufi, Montepuez, and Pemba.

UNFPA’s work is driven by the imperative to achieve transformative results in Mozambique by 2030:

ZERO MATERNAL DEATHS

ZERO UNMET NEED FOR FAMILY PLANNING

ZERO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND HARMFUL PRACTICES.

As we adapt to COVID-19, it's imperative we protect, promote and prioritize front-line health workers who are meeting the urgent sexual, reproductive, and maternal health needs of women and girls in Mozambique every single day.”

- Andrea M. Wojnar, UNFPA Mozambique Representative

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Current Multi-Year UNFPA Programmes in Cabo Delgado:

Many of the issues associated with COVID-19 are exacerbated by pre-existing vulnerabilities, enabling UNFPA to align its COVID-19 response work to current programming working to prevent and respond to gender- based violence and promote sexual and reproductive health in the northern provinces of Mozambique.

With a dedicated team based in Pemba, Cabo Delgado since 2016, UNFPA has supported the Government's implementation of the following programmes:

My Choice (2019-2021):

Aims to accelerate efforts to reduce unwanted pregnancies among adolescent girls and young women, strengthen health systems, increase the availability of family planning services and improve quality of and access to information.

Focusing on Tete and Cabo Delgado provinces, by 2021 My Choice aims to support nearly 530,000 young people.

In both provinces, the couple years of protection (a measure of contraceptive use) was more than 3 million versus a national target of 2.75 million (set by the Government)

Financed by the Government of the Kingdom of Netherlands Obstetric Fistula (2017-2020):

Aims to improve the well-being of women and girls living with obstetric fistula, informing communities and families about the condition, increasing the national capacity for treatment and routine monitoring, in addition to promoting activism among women and girls who have already been treated.

291 fistula repair procedures took place in the three Northern provinces of Nampula, Niassa and Cabo Delgado.

Financed by the Government of Canada

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Kimchi Project (2015-2019):

Aimed to reduce maternal, neonatal and infant mortality and morbidity by improving the availability and quality of maternal and newborn health services.

40,000 girls and women began using family planning in Cabo Delgado

Use of family planning methods surpassed the target of 29% to 34%

Unmet need for family planning was reduced to 14% surpassing goal of 19.5%

Financed by the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Government Partners: Provincial Directorate of Health (DPS) Provincial Health Services (SPS) Provincial Directorate of Gender, Children and Social Welfare (DPGCAS)

Provincial Services for Social Welfare (SPAS)

Implementing Partners: UN OCHA, WHO, UNHCR, UNICEF, Amodefa, Wiwanana, FDC, Muleide. ,

DONORS

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