The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Celso Correia, predicts that one million households will overcome the food poverty line by 2025, as a result of the implementation of the SUSTENTA program. The minister, who was speaking yesterday at the Portuguese Parliament, assures that the program will improve food security, job creation, social inclusion and...
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World Bank says quality jobs can reduce poverty
World Bank (WB) Director Idah Z. Pswarayi-Riddihough says that quality, inclusive jobs are the surest way to reduce poverty and share prosperity. And according to her, these can only come sustainably through the private sector. According to data provided by the WB director, 99% of formal companies...
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"Poverty and terrorism as new threats to peace in Mozambique," says Joaquim Chissano
The former President of the Republic, Joaquim Chissano yesterday pointed to poverty, illiteracy and terrorism as "new threats" to peace in Mozambique, noting that armed groups "manipulate and deceive" the poor against society and the state. According to the former head of state, who was speaking during a lecture entitled "Mozambique, National Independence: Gains and Challenges...
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Economic and social analysts point to factors to end poverty in Mozambique
The World Bank says that poverty levels in Mozambique remain high, noting that in 1996, around 96% of the population was poor, a figure that in 2015 changed to 65%. Some economic and social analysts in Mozambique told VOA that as long as the factors that most influence the rise in poverty are not eliminated, among...
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"Africa is falling further and further behind", economically
African countries must accelerate inclusive economic recovery in order to develop faster and escape poverty, the Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission has argued. "Africa is falling further and further behind. The continent now has the highest proportion of poor people of any global region," said António Pedro. Quoted by the daily...
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USA: "Russia is contributing to increased hunger in Africa and the economic slowdown"
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen accused Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Dakar on Friday of slowing growth in Africa and pushing millions of Africans into poverty and hunger. "Russia's barbaric aggression against its neighbor is being felt especially in Africa and by its people," she...
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Graça Machel: New mayors must prioritize children's rights and the fight against poverty
In Mozambique, social activist Graça Machel says that the mayors who are elected in 2023 must make a strong commitment to respecting children's rights and fighting the poverty that affects almost half the population. Mozambique begins a new electoral cycle in 2023, with local elections, followed by general elections...
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Norway suggests urgent policies to eradicate poverty in Mozambique
Norway's ambassador warns that although the economy is growing in Mozambique, the level of poverty in the country is still high. The diplomat says that the country needs to adopt urgent policies to eradicate poverty. In Mozambique, according to the United Nations, more than 22 million people live...
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Experts say there is no interest in attacking poverty in the proposed State Budget for 2023
Mozambican economists say that there is still a disparity between the public funds that go to social areas and those that go to defense and security sectors, in the proposed General State Budget (GSB) for 2023, which for them is not a flaw, but planning, because the government is not concerned with...
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End of the Hulene dump creates anguish for those who depend on garbage to survive
In Hulene, in the suburbs of Maputo city, the closure of the largest garbage dump generates anguish for those who depend on garbage to survive. Most of them are women living on the poverty line. They scavenge the garbage daily in this area of about 25 hectares. Official data cited by Euro News Portuguese, indicate that there are at least...