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Sexual and reproductive health and GBV services critical as nearly 6,000 displaced women and children arrive in Pemba, Cabo Delgado
Since mid-October, more than 10,000 individuals (more than half of whom are women and children) are now displaced after leaving their homes to escape violence in the northern districts, arriving on... Read more
Ensuring everyone counts: Census data for all Mozambicans
By Alessio Cangiano, Technical Advisor, Population & Development, UNFPA Mozambique Veronica (aged 25), lives in a small locality in the province of Nampula in northeastern Mozambique. At a... Read more
Celebrating choice, freedom, rights and the role of contraception
Celebrating choice, freedom, rights and the role of contraception By: Dr. Armindo Daniel Tiago, Minister of Health and Andrea M. Wojnar, UNFPA Representative in Mozambique This piece was published... Read more
The Government of Canada commits additional funding to ‘Rapariga Biz’ initiative as COVID-19 impacts the sexual and reproductive health and rights of vulnerable girls and young women in Mozambique
PRESS RELEASE To support the Government of Mozambique in its continued effort to mitigate the secondary impacts of COVID-19 for 250,000 of the most vulnerable girls and young women across 20 targeted... Read more
Let’s listen to girls and uphold their rights
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem On the International Day of the Girl 11 October 2020 It is every girl’s right to speak and to be heard. Today, on the International Day of... Read more
Norway funding to strengthen GBV and sexual and reproductive health services for nearly 500,000 Cyclone-affected women and girls amidst the pandemic
Maputo - Additional funding from the Government of Norway of $1.1 million USD will enable UNFPA to support the Government of Mozambique to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak, with a focus on ensuring... Read more
The Impact of Geo-Referenced Maps and Why They’re Vital for Social Services
By Mr. Alexandre Chimtengo, Planning Officer at Mechanelas District Administration Office, Niassa Province. These stories are part of a new series, entitled: ‘Mapping Stories: Data, Population... Read more
Taking matters into their own hands: women work together to generate income after Cyclone Idai
Dondo district in Sofala Province, Mozambique, was one of the areas most affected by cyclone Idai in 2019 as strong winds tore apart houses and... Read more
New High-Level Commission will ensure promises made at Nairobi Summit are kept as COVID-19 pandemic threatens to turn back the clock for women’s health and rights
A new High-Level Commission of advocates, experts and activists was established today to help commitments to women’s health and rights made at the... Read more
Resuming fistula surgeries and delivering health care amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Mozambique: the case of Zambezia Province
By Assane Macangira (UNFPA Programme Coordinator - Zambézia) “...When obstetric fistula surgeries restarted, I underwent surgery, and I am now cured. What makes me proud is that now I am healthy, and... Read more