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8 March 2024
Statement
A photograph of girls attending a mentorship session in a school in Cabo Delgado. Photo: UNFPA Mozambique/Mbuto Machili

Invest in women and girls: Inspire inclusion, promote prosperity

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women’s Day 2024 Invest in women and girls: Inspire inclusion, promote... Read more

12 February 2024
Story
Cabo Delgado

Cabo Delgado: Low tides and high stakes

Reaching women and girls in Mozambique's northernmost province. Read more on how UNFPA is supporting the provision and distribution of... Read more

20 December 2023
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Ana Macuenda, HIV/AIDS counselor at Lichinga Health Centre showcases an HIV test, a daily routine sexual and reproductive health

“Sexual and reproductive rights are being guaranteed”- how family planning is changing the lives of youth in Niassa

With support from UNFPA, the United Nations Sexual and Reproductive Health Agency, and the Government of Mozambique, health professionals are working... Read more

25 November 2023
Statement
A young woman saves helpline numbers on her cell phone in Mozambique. Photo: UNFPA Mozambique / Mbuto Machili

Violence against women and girls has invaded all spaces, including virtual ones, and this must end

Statement of the UNFPA Executive Director on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2023

11 October 2023
Statement
Girls who partake in the Capoeira Para Um Futuro activities as part of the Global Programme to End Child Marriage ©UNFPA Mozambi

Let them lead: Ensuring 600 million adolescent girls have what they need to create the future they want

Today, on the International Day of the Girl, we celebrate the infinite possibilities of the world’s 600 million adolescent girls. They represent a... Read more

5 October 2023
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Eulina João became pregnant at the age of 17. Today, with information and knowledge about family planning and her sexual and rep

Adolescents and young women empowered through access to information about their sexual and reproductive rights

The Improving Reproductive, Maternal, and Adolescent Health project is being implemented in four districts of the Sofala Province (Beira, Dondo,... Read more

29 September 2023
Press Release
Regional Director, Lydia Zigomo, interacts with displaced women and girls in Mocimboa da Praia ©UNFPA Mozambique/MbutoMachili

UNFPA’s Regional Director calls for further investment in family planning and maternal health

The United Nations Population Fund Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Ms. Lydia Zigomo, visited Mozambique between 26 and 30 September.... Read more

18 September 2023
News
Group of Furancungo mentors and activists, yelling their battle cry

People in my community respect me for the work I do, even at a young age

Alen led mentoring sessions that brought together a group of boys as part of the UNFPA-supported My Choice program, funded by the Kingdom of the... Read more

4 September 2023
Statement
GPECM statement

Steering Committee Members from UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage (GPECM) conclude week-long mission in Mozambique

Senior representatives from the UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage, including high-level representatives from development partners... Read more

30 August 2023
News
A woman and her baby.

Women of African descent continue to carry the torch for justice amid longstanding inequities

Women of African descent are part of an extraordinary legacy. They have led movements to end enslavement and uphold fundamental rights for themselves... Read more

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