Rapports

Responding to women and girls’ sexual and reproductive health needs, and prevention and response to gender-based violence in cyclone-affected Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe On 14 March, Tropical Cyclone Idai made landfall in Mozambique then crossed into Zimbabwe,…

Cites 75,000 pregnant women and risks of gender-based violence 27 March 2019 - As assessments continue to determine the extent of damage and needs following Cyclone Idai, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, says there is an…

Background A weather system that produced heavy rains flooded parts of Malawi in early March 2019, before developing into Cyclone Idai which struck Mozambique and Zimbabwe on 14-16 March, 2019. The flooding and damage has destroyed homes and…

OVERVIEW OF THE CRISIS On 14 March 2019, Tropical Cyclone Idai made landfall near Beira City, leaving devastating loss of life and large-scale destruction of assets and infrastructure in its wake. In the following days, entire villages…

Dire conditions persist in vast areas of southern Africa affected by Cyclone Idai as heavy rain continues to cause “massive destruction”, the UN said on Thursday, while aid teams scale up efforts to reach those most…

UNFPA, the UN Population Fund, is providing humanitarian assistance to Mozambique in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai to protect the health and well-being of women, through services for sexual and reproductive health and prevention and response…

MAPUTO, Mozambique – “We are equal to boys and can also contribute to society,” said 17-year-old Lidia Suale Saide. Lidia knows what it means to stand up for these beliefs. One year ago, she refused her…

Why is it important? This study looks at the gendered impact of the 2016 drought in southern Mozambique, specifically the ways in which it affected women and girls. The report is beneficial for those wishing to better…

NAMPULA CITY, Mozambique – “Some adolescent girls will leave school to marry for money,” 21-year-old Edma told UNFPA. “Some are engaging in unsafe sexual behaviours, unaware of the risks and their rights.” Edma sees these realities every…

Canada will provide $12.8 million to PLAN Canada over four years, from 2016 to 2020, for a project in Mozambique to support the health and rights of women and girls. The Healthy Women and Girls project will…