The recently released results of the 2009/10 Agricultural Census underline the challenges Mozambique is
facing in promoting agricultural production and productivity. With 69% of the population living in the rural
areas, the majority of which are dependent on agriculture for their livelihood, the sector is closely linked to
MDG 1 on poverty reduction and food security.

O Relatório de Desenvolvimento Humano 2011 “Sustentabilidade e Equidade: Um futuro melhor para todos”, contém, a semelhança dos anos anteriores, uma serie de índices e dados importantes os quais medem o progresso da promoção do desenvolvimento humano e equidade? em 187 países. 

The Human Development Report 2011 “Sustainability and Equity: A Better Future for All” contains, as in previous years, a range of important indices and data which measure progress in promoting human development and equality in 187 countries. One of the key indices is the HDI which is considered a central measure of human development.

Em Junho 2012 os líderes mundiais reunir-se-ão no Rio de Janeiro, Brasil na Conferência das Nações Unidas sobre o Desenvolvimento Sustentável para procurar um novo consenso sobre acções globais para proteger o futuro do planeta e o direito das actuais e futuras gerações em toda parte, de viver saudáveis e satisfatoriamente as suas vidas.

In June 2012 world leaders will gather in Rio de Janeiro at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development to seek a new consensus on global actions to safeguard the future of the planet and the right of current and future generations everywhere to live healthy and fulfilling lives.

UNDP Economic and Policy Analysis Unit has produced a Quick Facts Sheet, which includes key facts and figures on Mozambique’s development trends and economy.

In 2008 UNDP Mozambique supported the development and publication of the CIVICUS Civil Society Index 2007. This publication, The Mirror of Narcissus – Knowledge and Self-conscience for a better development of the Mozambican Civil Society, is a participatory assessment of the former book. It describes the experiences in implementing the Civil Society Index, it tells the lessons learned and recommendations that can be made by the Civil Society itself and the the donors and the government. Published in electronic format by UNDP in March 2011.

In this national MDG report emphasis is given to the progress achieved, particularly in the expansion of education and health services, as well as in the promotion of gender equality. This publication, produced for the World MDG Summit 2010, is based on latest statistical data from the years 2007 and the 2008 and the sources being the Government of Mozambique, National Statistics Institute, and other official sectors. Published in January 2011. The former national MDG reports were published in 2002, 2005 and 2008. UNDP/UN Mozambique has technically and financially supported the production of the reports.

The book on Gender and Human Rights in Mozambique is the first Mozambican publication to cover human rights from a gender perspective. It is written by Mozambican academics in the fields of law and sociology, and is produced by the Eduardo Mondlane University and UNDP Mozambique. It is published both in English and Portuguese.