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Youth Behind Innovative Solutions to Combat Child Marriage in Mozambique
In a rapidly changing world, UNFPA needs dynamic solutions to meet the needs of young women and girls, and provide platforms and opportunities so that their voices and opinions are heard. Mozambique... Read more
UNFPA statement on attacks in Palma, Mozambique
NEW YORK/MAPUTO, 02 April 2021. UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, joins other United Nations agencies in expressing its grave concerns regarding the heinous attacks in... Read more
Family Planning In COVID Times
"We had to resort to the ‘rhythm’ method (a ‘calendar-based’ method where you track your menstruation history to determine when you’re most fertile), but it was not easy because it left me insecure,... Read more
Maternal-child health nurse dedicated to combating maternal and neonatal mortality in Mozambique graduates from a University in Cuba
“It is important that health professionals from rural communities have access to quality professional and technical education. This helps ensure that the population from these communities benefit... Read more
Celebrate women leaders on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response and beyond
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem International Women’s Day 8 March 2021 All over the world, women lead. They lead peace processes, run businesses, establish hospitals and... Read more
THE COST OF INACTION: UNFPA appeals for $12 million as health and safety of women and girls at risk as insecurity worsens in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique
4 March 2021 - MOZAMBIQUE - UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, today launched a humanitarian appeal for $12 million USD to urgently provide life-saving sexual and... Read more
Government of Japan commits US$ 3.6M for UN Entities to provide vital assistance to displaced persons and host communities affected by the Cabo Delgado crisis
Today (March 3), the Government of Japan has announced its funding commitment of $3.6 million to support UN Entities, including the World Food... Read more
South-South Cooperation in Action: Nurses come together across borders to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality in Tete Province, Mozambique
“I was not worried or anxious when I began my training because this was always my dream, I knew it was what I was meant to do,” Shares Nurse Rosa, who completed training at the end of 2020 through a... Read more
Resilience in the face of Cyclone Eloise
It is known that during humanitarian emergencies, natural disasters or public health crises, like COVID-19, people with disabilities face greater... Read more
The role of family planning in humanitarian contexts - Cyclone Eloise
SOFALA, Mozambique — Since making landfall in late January, Cyclone Eloise and the floods that have followed, have impacted more than 314,000 people, including 94,000 vulnerable women and girls.... Read more