Thousands fleeing Mozambique violence: UN | International

GENEVA, Oct 7, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - The United Nations said Tuesday it was deeply concerned about the numbers of civilians fleeing violence in northern Mozambique, with many driven to the point of no return. The UN refugee agency said more than 100,000 people have been forced to flee their homes since the start of the year, with nearly 22,000 people fleeing in a single week in late September. "What we have witnessed over the last two weeks is extraordinary human suffering," UNHCR's Mozambique representative Xavier Creach told reporters in Geneva, speaking from the Mozambican port town Pemba. "Civilians are no longer collateral victims in this conflict: now they are directly targeted," he said. Renewed attacks have been reported in recent...