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<p>We welcome the news that <del class="ministerial">Rwandan,</del> <ins class="ministerial">Mozambican,</ins>
Southern African Development Community and<del class="ministerial"> Mozambican</del><ins
class="ministerial"> Rwandan</ins> Forces have recovered areas of Cabo Delgado, north-east
Mozambique, that were previously under insurgent control. There is still work to be
done and we look forward to the Government <ins class="ministerial">of Mozambique
</ins>working with international partners to ensure humanitarian assistance reaches
affected areas, and reconstruction can take place. We are working with the Government
of Mozambique to address the root drivers of conflict and instability, including by
providing targeted assistance under the framework of a Defence Memorandum of Understanding.
The UK is also working to strengthen international cooperation, and co-chairs with
Ireland a high-level international taskforce on Cabo Delgado.</p><p>The UK has provided
over £22 million in aid to Cabo Delgado through UN agencies, ensuring access to food,
shelter, water, sanitation and basic health.<del class="ministerial"> (Approximately
£12 million 2019/20, £8.05 million in 2020/21 and £2.7 million 2021/22).</del> None
of this Official Development Assistance has been spent on the security sector.</p>
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