Cabo Delgado was the area most affected by the fury of cyclone Chido, which swept through Mozambique in the early hours of Sunday, 15 December, after causing destruction in the French archipelago of Mayotte. There are dozens of fatalities, thousands of people lost everything, and now are asking how they will survive. In an initial report, the Diocese of Pemba speaks of a “frightening scene of destruction”, and even the IDP camps for victims of terrorism were levelled.

For more than 70 years, ACN has been involved with refugees and displaced people worldwide. In the face of growing movements of refugees and migrants, the international Catholic charity continues to bring hope through its projects in crisis zones of the Middle East, Latin America, Africa and Europe. On the 110th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, the 29th September, the international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) wishes to draw attention to the precarious situation of persecuted Christians.