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Mozambique

Mozambique has a population estimated at 22.9 million (via UN, 2009) with an area of 812,379 sq km (313,661 sq miles). The capital is Maputo. The major languages are Portuguese (official), Makua-Lomwe, Swahili, and other indigenous languages.

Since independence from Portugal in 1975, Mozambique has been experienced civil war, economic mismanagement and famine. A peace deal in 1992 ended 16 years of civil war.

  • Mozambique ratified The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on April 21, 1997
  • Mozambique does not have a National Action Plan on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325)
  • Mozambique had a UN peacekeeping mandate: United Nations Operation in Mozambique from December 1992 to December 1994

Sources:BBC; Amnesty International; UNIFEM

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  • February 9, 2012 (Make Every Woman Count)
    MOZAMBIQUE: Woman, 35, Gang Raped in Mozambique 35-year-old woman walked through a field in northern Mozambique, near where a group of teenage boys were undergoing their ritual circumcision into adulthood. Accusing her of trespassing on sacred ground forbidden to women, the traditional leader meted out his punishment: He ordered 17 of his young initiates to gang rape her.
  • October 31, 2011 (AlertNet)
    AFRICA: Peacebuilders Fail Africa's Women Victims of War Thousands of women and girls who have been abducted by armed groups, enslaved and repeatedly raped during conflicts across Africa are left without support when the war ends, experts say.
  • October 20, 2011 (UNICEF )
    MOZAMBIQUE: UNICEF and partners focus on the prevention of sexual abuse against girls in Mozambique Despite the Ministry of Education's zero tolerance policy towards sexual abuse of children in schools, Linda was suspended while no action was taken against her teacher. Unfortunately, the story is not unique. The quiet acceptance that allows sexual abuse to continue makes it difficult to enforce the policies that are in place. While the abuser continu
  • November 4, 2010 (allAfrica)
    MOZAMBIQUE: Guebuza Condemns Violence Against Women Mozambican President Armando Guebuza on Thursday condemned "abominable" acts of violence against women, and called on all Mozambicans to respect women.
  • August 1, 2010 (Angop)
    MOZAMBIQUE/ANGOLA: Mozambican MP Impressed by Number of Women in Angolan Politics The Mozambican MP, Luísa Diogo, was impressed on Sunday in Luanda by the process of integration of Angolan women in politics. The Angolan women's participation in the parliament rose from 12 per cent to the current 38 per cent.

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