The government of Cabo Delgado province, in the far north of the country, will set up transitional centers to house displaced people near their areas of residence. The aim is to facilitate the return of families once security has been restored..

On July 7th, in a statement, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees considered it "premature" to promote the return of the population to the affected districts.

The Mozambican government has decided to create transitional centers near the areas of origin of displaced people from Cabo Delgado, forced to abandon their homes due to the terrorist attacks that have been taking place since late 2017.

The provincial secretary of state, António Supeia, explained that "before they go to Pemba," people "must be around here and security conditions will be created." "This is what we are doing in relation to the Nanona Center in Ancuabe," he said, stressing that a "transitional center should not be too far from where the populations live."

The terrorist attacks, which have been ongoing since late 2017 in several districts of Cabo Delgado province, have killed about 3,000 people and caused nearly a million people to flee.

On July 7, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) considered it "premature" to promote the return of the population to the affected districts, as state authorities have done. At stake is "the volatile security situation". In a statement, the UNHCR warned about the seriousness of new attacks in Cabo Delgado that caused more than 36,000 displaced persons in districts hitherto considered safe.

One of the most recent attacks "occurred 35 kilometers from Pemba," the capital of the Mozambican province with an airport that connects it to the rest of the world, a base city for humanitarian aid, and one of the main refuges for thousands of displaced people.

According to UNHCR, some 36,000 people have been displaced by the June attacks in Cabo Delgado and an unconfirmed number of people have been killed, "including some by beheading," in addition to "several houses set on fire and property looted, creating panic in Ancuabe and surrounding districts." The UN adds that the newly displaced "need life-saving assistance, including access to food, shelter, and basic services" that continue to be lacking to reach everyone.