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Responding to the 2008 floods
For the second year in a row, Mozambique has been hit by major flooding in the centre of the country. More than 96,400 people have been evacuated to resettlement centres. UNICEF is supporting health, nutrition, education and child-protection activities.

Children learn photography
For the 18 anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF co-organised with Venice-Arts a workshop in which children learnt how to use photography to capture their reality and express their views.

Child-Friendly Schools in Mozambique
The CFS programme aims to improve the quality of basic education for all children in Mozambique.

Painting workshop on child health
From 23-24 June 2007 children participated in a painting workshop and produced several paintings on their right to grow up healthy.

5th World Summit on Media for Children
From 24 to 28 March 2007, around 300 children from across the world gathered in Johannesburg with media professionals, academics and policy makers, to take part in the 5th World Summit on Media for Children.

Providing support in accommodation centres
With more than 160,000 people left homeless after floods in Mozambique, emergency accommodation centres have been set up. This photo essay shows the broad range of interventions in one accommodation centre called Chupanga, near Caia. March 2007.

Delivering emergency supplies
As Mozambique is hit by flooding and a cyclone, this photo essay follows emergency supplies provided by UNICEF hurrying by plane, truck and finally boat to tens of thousands of Mozambican children. From Copenhagen to the heart of Africa in three days.

Cyclone in Mozambique
A powerful cyclone hit the coast of Mozambique on 22 February 2007 in central Mozambique affecting some 120,000 and left 50,000 families homeless.

Floods in Mozambique
Two children stand in front of their flooded house in Caia, Sofala Province. UNICEF is stepping up its emergency response in central Mozambique as the number of people seeking refuge in temporary accommodation centres is increasing.

Kids with cameras: diversity and disparities (1)
More than 30 children captured the world around them on film as part of a series of workshops organized by the Mozambican Association of Photography and UNICEF. These photos were taken by children from Momemo primary school in Marracuene district.

Kids with cameras: diversity and disparities (2)
More than 30 children captured the world around them on film as part of a series of workshops organized by the Mozambican Association of Photography and UNICEF. These photos were taken by children from 7 de Setembro primary school in Maputo city.

Children paint their dreams for better education
Hundreds of primary school children depicted their dreams for better education last July in a painting workshop organized by the artist Naguib, with the support of UNICEF. Thirty paintings were produced and will be used in UNICEF 2007 calendar.

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors and celebrities.
In 2006, several UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors and celebrities visited UNICEF-supported programmes in Mozambique. Their role and influence is critical to advocate for children and support the mission of UNICEF.