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International donors have pledged $ 1.2 billion to help Mozambique recover from the devastation caused by hurricanes Idai and Kenneth, but $ 3.2 billion is needed overall, officials said on Monday. 'UN.
A conference held in the central city of Beira reunited Friday and Saturday to commit the funds. It brought together 700 participants from groups including UN agencies, the European Union, the World Bank and the African Development Bank.
"The amount raised at the pledging conference amounted to $ 1.2 billion, or 1.07 billion euros," said a UNDP press officer at the conference. # 39; AFP.
The storms hit Mozambique in March and April 2019, hitting the center and north of the country six weeks apart.
More than two million people have been affected and about 650 have died.
"This recovery must be resilient," said Noura Hamladji, UNDP Regional Director for Africa, in a statement.
"Mozambique is subject to climate change-related disasters, and these cyclones were unfortunately not a one-off event and the likelihood that these disasters will recur, many times in the future, is very high."
UNDP said it would work with President Filipe Nyusi, who attended the conference, and the government to transparency and accountability and to ensure that the funds were well used for reconstruction projects. .
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