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Press releases 2008

Project “Supporting Citizen’s Access to Justice” Supports Training of 20 Civil Servants from the National Prison Service

Maputo, 27 June 2008 – A Training Course for the Capacity Building of Prison Social Educators was held at the Professional Center of the Public Works and Housing Building in Machava from 5 May to 27 June.

Mozambican Government and Cooperation Partners Meet to Discuss National Action Plan Against Mines

Maputo, 23 June 2008 - The Mozambican Government and its cooperation partners met at Joaquim Chissano Conference Center today to discuss the National Mine Action Plan 2008-2012.

Launching of the Report on the Index of Civil Society in Mozambique

Maputo, 11 June 2008 – It was launched today the Report on the Index of the Civil Society in Mozambique 2007, as a result of the partnership between the Foundation for Community Development (FDC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Seminar on the Level of Knowledge of Issues Related to HIV/AIDS in the Justice Sector in Mozambique

Maputo, 6 June 2008 – A seminar aimed at presenting the results a research on the level of knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS in the Justice sector, was held on 6th June, in the Mozambican capital. The event was hosted by the Justice Minister, and in the presidium were also the UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative, a Representative of the National Prisons Director, the National AIDS Council Executive Director, the World Health Organization Representative, and the Representative of UNFPA.

UNDP Attends Debate on Results of Human Rights Survey

Maputo, 16 May 2008 - Jointly with the Minister of Justice, the European Union Ambassador and senior cadres of the Ministry of Justice, UNDP Mozambique attends a seminar initiated in the city of Maputo to discuss the results of the research on the perception of Human Rights in Mozambique.

UNDP Mozambique Launches the Global Risk Identification Programme

Maputo, 7 May 2008 - Honoured by high level Government officials, UN staff, donor community, civil society organizations, private sector and media representatives, UNDP Mozambique launched today the Global Risk Identification Programme – GRIP to present and discuss the Risk Assessment activities that Mozambique is going to undertake and raise interest, support and engagement from the various sectors of Mozambique’s society.

UNDP Funded Training Trainers Project in Civil Society Organizations’

Maputo, 18 April 2008 - As part of its country programme for 2007-2009 UNDP is carrying out an intervention aimed at developing the capacities of Civil Society Organisations (CSO’s) in research based policy analysis and advocacy.

UNDP in the Session of Discussions of the Report on HIV/AIDS in the Micro-Finance Sector

Maputo, 11th April 2008 – Within the framework of the National Micro-Finance Strategy in Mozambique, the National Directorate for the Promotion of Rural Development (DNPDR) is implementing several sub-components within the project: “Building an Inclusive Financial Sector in Mozambique”, with the support of the UNDP/UNCDF, which includes a sub-component of HIV/AIDS.

Guebuza Receives UNDP Associate Administrator

Maputo, 29 March (AIM) - Mozambican President Armando Guebuza on Saturday received the Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Ad Melkert, who briefed him on the annual meeting of resident UNDP coordinators in Africa, currently under way in Maputo.

Development Support: UNDP Earmarks $22 million

Maputo, March 29, 2008 - The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has allocated to our country a total of $22 million to support the democratic governance, economic development, poverty reduction and HIV/AIDS sectors. Besides this amount, the UNDP will provide support for the local government and provincial elections, scheduled to be held in 2008 and 2009 respectively. This was revealed by UNDP Resident Coordinator Ndolamb Ngokwey.