UNICEF Mozambique

A strategic partnership for every child in Mozambique

This brief focuses on the priorities set out in UNICEF’s Country Programme of Cooperation (2022-2026), highlighting our efforts across the spectrum of humanitarian, development and peacebuilding work.

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Exercer os direitos da criança, adolescente e mulher de sobreviver, prosperar, desenvolver todo o seu potencial e viver num ambiente mais seguro.

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The Programme of Cooperation between Mozambique and UNICEF

Fulfilling children’s, adolescents’ and women’s rights to survive, thrive, develop to their full potential and live in a safer environment.

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35-year-old Helena Graciano, mother of eight children, washes her clothes in a newly built laundry room at the Metocheria health centre.

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WASH in health care facilities contributes to the reduction

The water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in health care facilities (HCF) initiative has the goal of reducing infection-related deaths of newborns and women

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Director of the Health Unit, Elibio Vitorino, 27 years old, stands in front a water tower in the yard of an health centre in a rural area of Mozambique.

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Water, sanitation, and hygiene initiative at health centres

"Now we have safe new waste disposal infrastructures that enable us to better control the risk of children getting sick and introducing infections."

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Capoeira helps child victims of violence and child marriage

“In capoeira, I have learned that girls don’t need to be afraid.”

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Maputo APE Júlia Luís attending a patient in the Umpala community, Boane district, Maputo Province

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upSCALE facilitates delivery of community health services

"We are the first line of attack for disease prevention here in the community" - Júlia Luís, Community Health Worker.

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Foto de família de frente a um mural com pinturas sobre uniões prematuras com membros do Comité Directivo do Programa Global do UNFPA-UNICEF para Acabar com as Uniões Prematuras e jovens e adolescentes

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04 September 2023

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

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Ending violence against children with knowledge acquired

My mother accepted the proposal because she couldn’t afford to continue paying for my education. She told me that if I got married, my husband would help me

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UNICEF and Ireland support Community Health Workers

"It is rewarding because we are from the community and we work for our community, we know the people."

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UNICEF and Ireland are working to reunite unaccompanied and separated children in Cabo Delgado

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UNICEF and Ireland working to reunite unaccompanied children

“I was so afraid when we couldn’t find my son Maninho, he was lost and I was worried that he might be alone. It was a very difficult time for my family.”

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Uma jovem sentada no chão ao lado de uma mulher mostra a sua certidão de nascimento em Moçambique

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UNICEF and Canada support birth registration campaigns

"Now, with my birth certificate in hand, I can continue my studies.”

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In wake of Cyclone Freddy, amid disruption to critical services, cholera surges in Mozambique

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20 March 2023

In wake of Cyclone Freddy, amid disruption to critical services, cholera surges in Mozambique

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Um menino numa estrada de areia molhada pelas chuvas em Moçambique

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19 March 2023

Children at risk of cholera in aftermath of Cyclone Freddy

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Addressing the needs of children with disabilities

With funding from Norway, USAID and the Central Emergency Response Fund, UNICEF Mozambique implemented several interventions to respond to the needs...

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Fotografia de família com o Embaixador do Japão, Governo de Moçambique, e Nações Unidas.

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08 March 2023

Government of Japan commits USD 7,609,777 for sustainable development and humanitarian response in Mozambique

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Our programmes in Mozambique

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Health

For every child, health

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Nutrition

For every child, nutrition

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Water, sanitation and hygiene

For every child, clean water

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Education

For every child, education

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Child protection

For every child, dignity

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Adolescent & social norms

For every child, information

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Social inclusion

For every child, inclusion

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Emergency

See how we keep children safe during emergencies

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