The situation for internally displaced
people (IDPs) in the Macomia region, in central Cabo Delgado, northern
Mozambique, remains dire, with citizens living in increasingly precarious
conditions.
The population of recently attacked
villages, such as Chai-sede, Litandacua, Litamanda, Nkoe, and also Nova
Zambezia, has not received food aid from the World Food Programme (WFP), nor
from the government, which has created significant challenges.
These families foresee an uncertain future
as long as there is no immediate support from the authorities, and worse yet,
they do not have access to psychological support.
Reception centers are located in the
neighborhoods of Macomia town, but some displaced people have returned to their
relatives' homes, further increasing the financial burden on host families.
However, some of them recall that by
leaving their villages, they lost everything, including their livelihoods and
the goods they had produced in the current agricultural season.
Currently, many displaced people are in
temporary situations, sheltering in makeshift centers, such as vocational
schools, due to the government's inability to accommodate the large number of affected
individuals.
Although government authorities have urged
the population to be patient, the sense of abandonment is increasingly evident.
The lack of an effective response from the
government has generated frustration among the population.
“We are like parrots, and nothing is being
done,” say the displaced people.
Recently, on the night of February 20-21,
it was Bilibiza, in the Quissanga district, that suffered from the escalation
of conflict.
The displaced people are living in limbo,
with no hope of returning to their homes in the immediate future, while the war
continues to affect the region, undermining any possibility of recovery.
The struggle for survival and peace
continues, but the population feels that, with each passing day, their
resistance is becoming more difficult. (Mozanorte)
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