Mozambique

Maputo, 29 January 2009 – Nonprofit organizations operating in Mozambique are called to apply for HIV prevention funds, worth for US$2.0 million. UNDP, through its Rapid Results Fund Unit, is calling civil society organizations and other non-state actors for proposals in key prevention activity areas; namely in reduction of multiple sexual partnerships, reproductive health, HIV and Tuberculosis and male circumcision. The last day to submit applications to UNDP is the 10th of February 2010.

Japanese Foreign Policy Columnist and Vice Chair of the Editorial Board of Nikkei newspaper, Mr. Hisayoshi Ina visited Mozambique in June. The company Nikkei Inc. gave UNDP Mozambique permission to translate and link Mr. Ina's column on development winds, published in Nikkei. During his journey Mr. Hisayoshi Ina visited Chibuto Millennium Village (the picture), among other field sites. The column

Mozambique is planning to develop a national electronic firearms register. It will be established by the Ministry of Interior with the support from UNDP, Brazilian NGO Viva Rio and the Civilian Police of Rio de Janeiro. In the beginning of December, Viva Rio’s Armed Violence Control team and the Director of the Civilian Police of Rio de Janeiro’s Police Laboratory visited Mozambique to identify the technical, human resource and logistical requirements to install the national database.