Mozambique: Sexual and reproductive health services boosted in wake of Storm Ana

Feb 12, 2022, at 06:42 pm

New York: Mozambique may have been spared by Tropical Cyclone Batsirai, but it is still reeling from the devastating impacts of Tropical Storm Ana. Humanitarians are continuing to support the country’s recovery, and the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA is focusing on fortifying their services to support women and girls.

UN assisting thousands affected by Tropical Storm Ana in Mozambique

Jan 28, 2022, at 05:24 pm

New York: UN teams are on the ground in Mozambique assisting thousands of people affected by Tropical Storm Ana, which made landfall in central and northern regions of the country earlier this week.

Still recovering from devastating cyclones, Mozambique, in UN address, warns of global warming’s ‘nefarious consequences’

Sep 29, 2019, at 11:17 pm

New York: The Foreign Minister of Mozambique told the United Nations on Saturday that the world must work harder to reverse the “nefarious consequences of global warming”.

UN chief urges donors to boost support for post-cyclone recovery in Mozambique

Jun 02, 2019, at 04:03 pm

New York, June 2 (IBNS): Mozambique and its people desperately need support to recover from the powerful back-to-back cyclones that recently tore through the southern African country, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told a donors conference on Saturday, as he also sounded the alarm about the urgency of tackling climate change.

Mozambique cyclones a ‘wake-up call’ to boost resistance: UN weather agency

May 30, 2019, at 09:03 am

New York, May 30 (IBNS): The havoc caused by cyclones Idai and Kenneth across Mozambique is “a wake-up call” for vulnerable countries “to build resistance" against further high-impact tropical storms, coastal flooding and intense rainfall linked to climate change, according to the United Nations weather agency chief.

Massive cholera vaccine campaign planned for cyclone-ravaged Mozambique, as UN calls for 'urgent' step-up in support

Apr 03, 2019, at 09:04 am

New York, Apr 3 (IBNS): Around 900,000 doses of cholera vaccine arrived in Mozambique on Tuesday to help stave off a possible epidemic, after the devastation caused by Cyclone Idai, amid reports that the disease has already infected more than 1,000 people in affected areas.

Mozambique: Cyclone Idai death toll climbs to 293

Mar 22, 2019, at 11:16 pm

Beira, Mar 22 (UNI/IBNS): Mozambican Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario said on Friday at Beira International Airport in central coastal region of the country that death toll caused by the cyclone Idai had reached 293.