Mozambique: 15-year-old raped to death in Sofala province
A 15-year-old teenager died after being sexually assaulted in the Manga Mascarenha neighborhood in the city of Beira, in the province of Sofala. The bandits approached the victim at dawn….
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Global aid cuts are triggering a child emergency in Mozambique
According to a United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) statement, the global aid cuts are triggering a child emergency in Mozambique. UNICEF projects a 20 per cent drop in funding in….
Mozambique: UNICEF has supported more than 90,000 people in three months
The security cluster, led by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), provided essential assistance to more than 90,000 people in the first quarter of Cabo Delgado, a Mozambican province affected….
Mozambique: Government to build 12 secondary schools this year
The government said it will build 12 secondary schools, 98 support and learning centers, and 214 elementary school classrooms this year, according to quality and resilience standards. The information is….
Mozambique: Authorities concerned about increase in child marriages
The Mozambican Public Prosecutor’s Office is concerned about the growing number of cases of child marriage. In Zambézia province, for example, 76 cases were recorded in the first three months….
Mozambique: More than 3 million children to be vaccinated against polio
More than three million children under nine will be immunized in the ongoing national polio vaccination campaign from 27 to 31 May in Zambézia province. The head of the Extended….
Mozambique: Woman arrested for abandoning newborn baby in dumpster
A newborn baby was abandoned in a dumpster by its mother in the Chibuabuare Communal Unit, in the Cariacó neighborhood of Pemba, in Cabo Delgado province. After being discovered by….
Mozambique: five thousand students will be trained in robotics and artificial intelligence
Around five thousand public school students will be trained in robotics and artificial intelligence across the country, an initiative that aims to equip them with knowledge in line with today’s….
Mozambique: More than two thousand girls rescued from child marriages since 2019
At least 2,259 girls have been rescued from child marriages and reintegrated into school in Mozambique since 2019, when legislation against the phenomenon was strengthened, the United Nations Children’s Fund….
Mozambique: First Lady wants action to combat child marriage
The First Lady of Mozambique, Gueta Chapo, is calling on the authorities and partners to adopt bold strategies and measures to combat child marriages in the country. Gueta Chapo says….
Mozambique: More than 131,000 children suffer from chronic malnutrition in Manica
More than 131,000 children suffer from chronic malnutrition in the central Mozambican province of Manica. Firmino Jaquet, the spokesperson for a Manica Provincial Executive Council meeting, announced the data last….
Mozambique: Measles and rubella vaccination campaign reaches more than a million children
An important vaccination campaign against measles and rubella has begun in the southern region of Mozambique, which will cover just over a million children aged between nine months and five….
Mozambique: Children being sexually exploited in Gaza province
There are sexually exploited children and schoolchildren working as “slaves” in exchange for 25,000 meticais a year in the corridors of the “stealth industry” in Gaza province. The administrator of….
Mozambique: Unidentified individuals destroy tents used by UNICEF to provide care for children
The spokeswoman of the Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) in Nampula, Rosa Nilsa Chaúque, said that tents were destroyed in Memba district, where children were being cared for….
Mozambique: More children sexually abused in Maputo’s neighborhoods
The data released by the National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC) reveals that, for every ten cases of sexual abuse registered in five municipal districts of Maputo city, seven of the….
Mozambique: Children and Youth who lived on the streets are back in school
Children and teenagers aged 10 to 17 in Beira, Sofala province, who previously lived on the streets, are now back in school, thanks to the inspiring “From the Streets to….
Mozambique: UNICEF calls for measures to tackle the impact of road accidents on children
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday mourned the death of five children in a road accident on Monday in Manica, central Mozambique, which caused 23 deaths, and called….
Mozambique: Cases of rejection and abandonment of children with disabilities are prevalent in Sofala province
Cases of rejection and abandonment of children with disabilities are prevalent in Sofala province, in the central region of Mozambique. Some families end up reintegrating the children back into the….
Mozambique: Minister calls for the creation of policies for the rehabilitation of minors in conflict with the law
The Minister of Justice, Constitutional and Religious Affairs, Mateus Saize, demands that Juvenile Correctional Institutions in Mozambique create policies that contribute to the rehabilitation of minors in conflict with the….
The President of Mozambique and civil society align strategies to defend children’s rights
The Mozambican government’s commitment to defending children’s rights was reinforced today (March 14) with an audience granted by President Daniel Chapo to the Civil Society Forum for Children’s Rights (ROSC)…..
Mozambique registers increase in serious children’s rights violations
“Serious” violations of children’s rights in the Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado increased fourfold in the first half of 2024, compared to the whole of 2023, according to data released….