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Population	87.89 mln
Population growth	2%
Life expectancy	72 years
Net migration	-900,000

Economy

GDP	$144.06 bln
- per capita	$1,639
- growth rate	7%
FDI, net inflows	$2.93 bln

Infrastructure

Cellphone users	59%
Internet users	6%
High-tech exports	54%

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Implementing the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness

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UNDP’s involvement in the Paris Declaration process is two-pronged: 1) to engage on development cooperation issues, specifically the quality of aid; and 2) to support developing countries’ implementation of the aid effectiveness commitments and to facilitate their participation in global fora. With the exception of using country systems where further progress is needed, UNDP is faring well overall in reaching the 2010 Paris Declaration targets on effective aid. Slow progress on UNDP’s use of more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 15, 2012

Education reform in Mozambique : Lessons and Challenges

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The report opens with a brief description of the conceptual framework that guided the analysis as well as the data used. The next chapter presents the analysis of changes in household behavior and educational outcomes related to the implementation of the reforms, at both the primary and secondary levels. The descriptive nature of this analysis does not allow for inferences regarding the effects of the reforms on enrollment and demand for education. The following chapter presents the results of more...

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D C on May 08, 2012

Shifting Paradigm: How the BRICS Are Reshaping Global Health and Development

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The enormous and increasing influence of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) can be seen in many areas including economics, politics and culture. The economies of the BRICS have expanded significantly, and in 2011 China overtook Japan to become the second largest global economy. This report presents findings from a qualitative and quantitative survey of present and future efforts by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa to improve global health. It more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 07, 2012

Situational Assessment of Human Trafficking

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This report provides information on the phenomenon of human trafficking, particularly as regards the profiles of traffickers, including the activities of organized crime groups in the three countries investigated. The report also looks at law enforcement responses and related anti-human trafficking efforts in the three countries - South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

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Sonia Hossain on July 07, 2009

The conundrum of conservation agriculture and livelihoods in Southern Africa

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Low crop productivity, food insecurity, hunger and malnutrition; inadequate farming knowledge and skills, implements and inputs are characteristic of smallholder agriculture in Southern Africa. Many researchers argue that conservation agriculture can guarantee higher crop productivity, food security, improved livelihoods and environmental protection, better than the unsustainable traditional systems of slash and burn practices. In this paper, the authors present the results of a meta-analysis more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 11, 2012

Foreign Aid in Africa

How does aid impact democracy in sub-Saharan Africa? Drawing on existing literature, this study elaborates on the various channels, direct and indirect, through which development and democracy aid has influenced transitions to multi-party regimes and democratic consolidation within the region. The study’s findings are at least threefold. First, development aid was effective at promoting democratic transitions during the 1990s in those African countries that were beset by economic crisis, faced more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 04, 2012

State of World Population 2011

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Seven billion people will inhabit the earth on 31 October. This year's State of World Population report, People and Possibilities in a World of 7 Billion, looks at the the dynamics behind the numbers. It explains the trends that are defining our world of 7 billion and documents actions that people in vastly different countries and circumstances are taking in their own communities to make the most of their--and our--world. The report makes the case for sound planning and more...

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Sonia Hossain on January 23, 2012

Supporting Child Rights

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This report synthesizes the findings and lessons learned from an evaluation of Norway’s and Sweden’s aid interventions intended to promote child rights in four countries: Guatemala, Kenya, Mozambique and Sudan. The evaluation addresses how (if at all, in what way and to what extent) child rights have been strengthened with regard to building the capacity of duty-bearers to fulfil their obligations. Moreover, the evaluation has endeavored to assess the extent to which the rights holders (girls more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 09, 2012

Africa: The Socio-Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS

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This paper explores the development impacts of HIV/AIDS on African societies as well as their likely future ramifications. The paper concludes with a brief outline of the anticipated contribution of the Commission on HIV/ AIDS and governance in Africa (CHGA), to the continents’ struggle to mitigate the impacts of the pandemic.

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Sonia Hossain on March 06, 2012

Defining Disaster Resilience

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Adopting resilience as our core approach to tackling disasters means identifying where different areas of our work can complement and enhance one another. This includes disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, social protection, working in fragile contexts and humanitarian preparedness and response. This Approach Paper is intended to inform the next phase of DFID’s work on resilience to both natural and man-made disasters,5 by providing a starting point for discussion within the more...

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Sonia Hossain on March 27, 2012

If Mozambique reduces net emissions from farming, will the poor suffer?

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This Project Briefing explores the implications for agricultural systems being changed to reduce emissions and capture carbon by examining Mozambique, a low-income country where agriculture is the mainstay of most livelihoods.

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Moushumi Biswas on February 27, 2012

Mozambique: Food Security Outlook, February through June 2012

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Key Messages:This season’s rainfall has been irregular thus far. Rainfall has been below average in the interior of Inhambane province and central/southern Sofala province while tropical storm “Dando”, tropical cyclone “Funso” and flooding in south and parts of central and northern regions have disrupted the livelihoods. While the severity of the impact is still unclear, it is likely that planted crops have been severely affected in localized areas.Food aid is required for 83,000 flood‐affected more...

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Moushumi Biswas on March 01, 2012

Impact Evaluation of the Expansion of the Food Subsidy Programme in Mozambique

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This Policy Research Brief documents both the targeting performance of the 2008 expansion of the Food Subsidy Programme (PSA) in Mozambique and the impact of the programme in some key indicators.

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Sonia Hossain on February 13, 2011

Estimating the depth of microfinance programme outreach

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Microfinance has emerged on the global scale as a key strategy to reduce poverty and promote development. This paper is based on a primary household survey of 1,132 respondents in the Punjab Province of Pakistan to assess which category of the poor is being served by microfinance institutions. The paper concludes with findings that the depth of poverty outreach is significantly lower than what has been hitherto proclaimed by service providers and reflects on policy implications to enhance depth more...

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Sonia Hossain on December 27, 2011

The South African Agricultural Baseline

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This BFAP baseline 2010 presents an outlook of South African agricultural production, consumption, prices and trade for the period 2010 to 2019. This outlook is based on assumptions about a range of economic, technological, environmental, political, institutional, and social factors. This baseline therefore, serves as a benchmark against which alternative exogenous shocks as well as alternative policies (such as a tariff ) can be measured and understood. In addition, the baseline serves as an more...

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Sonia Hossain on February 20, 2012

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