The implementation of the UN reform in Mozambique is bringing UN agencies together in the acquisition and delivery of goods and services, for more cost effective interventions and scaled up results.

Maputo, 14 June 2007 - A United Nations Civil Society Advisory Committee (UNCSAC) has been established in Mozambique to assist in the implementation of the accelerated UN reform process in the country. The 25 member committee constituted by a broad spectrum of well known leaders of civil society organizations will help monitor, evaluate and comment on the UN work in the country.

Maputo, 14 May 2007 - A much needed Development Information Center (DIC) was launched in Maputo on 16 May 2007, in a joint initiative by the Government of Mozambique, the World Bank, UNICEF and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). This is the first initiative of its kind in the country.

Maputo, 14 April 2007 – A high-level UN Joint Resource Framework mission visited Mozambique April 11-14 to assist the UN Country Team (UNCT) in the initial phase of the rollout of the One UN Initiative in the Country.

Maputo, 30 March 2007 - Upon request from the UN Country Team (UNCT) Mozambique to the Regional Directors’ Team for Eastern & Southern Africa - an inter-agency training team comprising WFP, UNAIDS, UNICEF, and supported by the World Bank - conducted a three-day training on Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) in Maputo, Mozambique, from 27 - 29 March 2007. There were 29 training participants drawn from ten UN agencies in Mozambique, most of whom had been engaged in the formulation of the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) III.

Maputo, 24 March 2007 – The United Nations System In Mozambique has expressed regrets at the loss of life caused by massive explosions at an ammunition depot in the outskirts of the capital Maputo on Thursday, 22 March 2007.

Maputo, 12 March 2007 – The Italian Government has expressed its commitment to financially support the Art Gold programme in Mozambique, a joint programme implemented by the Mozambican Government, in partnership with UN agencies.

Maputo, 18 September 2006 – Since August 2006, the United Nations System in Mozambique is under new leadership. Mr. Ndolamb Ngokwey, a national of the Democratic Republic of Congo, began his assignment as UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative.