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  • Publication | 2023

Mozambique: Acute Food Insecurity Situation for May 2023 - September 2023 and Projection for October 2023 - March 2024

Global Food and Nutrition Security

The analysis covered a total of 72 districts, corresponding to 45% of the total number of districts in the country. The results show that for the current period, May to September 2023 - around 2.6 million people are in acute food insecurity, requiring urgent intervention to reduce food insecurity and protect livelihoods. Of these, 126,000 people are in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency) and the remaining 2.5 million are in Crisis (IPC Phase 3). For the period from October 2023 to March 2024, the number of people requiring urgent intervention is expected to rise to around 3.3 million, of which 220,000 people are in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency). This could happen as a result of the depletion of food reserves and the impact of El Niño, especially in the south and center of the country.