EMPOWERING MOZAMBICANS TO A RESILIENT FUTURE

Working for a country that is empowered and more resilient to create and sustain growth that will improve people’s lives

Leaving No One Behind and Building Forward Better

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Promoting Innovative Public Health Governance and Strengthening the Resilience of Health Systems and Infrastructure

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Building Back Forward, Promoting Inclusive Economic Recovery Initiatives and Sustainable Livelihoods

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Support to Rule of Law and Access to Justice with Technological Innovations

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Featured Local Stories

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Post-Cyclone Idai: Young mother starts business of improved stoves and empowers women in her community

When Cyclone Idai made landfall on 14 March 2019, Estrela Ayuba, 24 years old, and her family little knew what was happening. Their house was settled by the coast of Beira city and, that night, it was destroyed by the strong waves and heavy rain. “Now I want to continue living here because I feel safe and more empowered”, she explains.

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Students and professionals celebrate the reopening of public library in Dondo

After two years being dysfunctional and closed, the Dondo Municipal Library is reopened for the citizens, featuring more resilient infrastructure, new technological equipment and durable furniture. “After cyclone Idai, students stopped coming to the Library because the building was seriously damaged and all the material was destroyed […]” said Arlista Sebo Inácio Bonde, a teacher for 12 years and director of the Josina Machel Dondo Primary School.

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Publications

The Socioeconomic Impact of Covid-19 on the Urban Informal Economy in Mozambique

This report presents the main findings coming out of the Covid-19 Informal Sector Survey (CISS), a longitudinal study of a group of 500 informal workers operating in Maputo. Implemented between 2020 and 2021, the CISS survey was designed to monitor over time the socioeconomic impact of the pandemic on the urban informal economy in Mozambique.

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Analysis of Women Participation in Elections in Mozambique


Mozambique held its sixth general elections in October 2019 since 1994. The 2019 voter registration data available from the Technical Secretariat for the Administration of Elections (STAE) shows that a higher percentage of the registered voters were women (53.38%) compared to men (46.62%). The main objective of this study is to assess the level of women’s participation in electoral processes in Mozambique.

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National consultation seminar for the development of the PRM's National Community Policing Strategy

In collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) organizes, from 5 to 9 October, the national consultation seminar for the development of its National Strategy for Community Policing, an instrument that aims to strengthen the role of the police in the prevention and fight against crime and all forms of violence, as well as cooperation and participatory dialogue with communities.

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What we do

UNDP works in 170 countries and territories to eradicate poverty while protecting the planet. We help countries develop strong policies, skills, partnerships and institutions so they can sustain their progress.
Since 1976, UNDP is working for a Mozambique that is empowered and more resilient to create and sustain growth that will improve people’s lives.

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REPORT

National Constitution of the Republic of Mozambique in Braille

The Constitutional Council of Mozambique and UNDP with the support of Royal Norwegian Embassy produced the updated version of the National Constitution of the Republic of Mozambique in Braille This version will benefit citizens with visual impairments, showing the commitment for the defense of the fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution and the UN promise of Leave no one behind (LNOB) as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Mozambique at a Glance

30,832,244

people

live in Mozambique of which, 14,885,787 are men and 15,946,457 women.

USD 467

GDP Per Capita

in 2020

2,5

Percent

population growth rate in 2021

55,7

Years

Life expectancy at birth

2,515

kilometres

Length of the coastline from the mouth of the Rovuma to Ponta d'Ouro

-1,23

Percent

GDP Growth Rate in 2020

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