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Anantara Bazaruto Island Resort in Mozambique and the Aujan Group Holding have collaborated to form the Aujan - Anantara Scholarship Programme. The scholarship aims to provide youth from the local Zenguelemo, Pangaia and Sitone communities with access to college education upon completion of their secondary education.   The launch of the programme has provided 10 students from the local Zenguelemo Secondary School with scholarship opportunities. The students were selected based on educational performance and placed at Instituto Industrial e Comercial "Eduardo Mondlane" de Inhambane, in Inhambane City. The scholarship programme will be a career launchpad for the local youth, which will see them studying a comprehensive hospitality course for a three-year period, with lessons covering theoretical hospitality foundation and English language classes.   The scholarship initiative is part of the resort’s overall focus on enhancing education for local youth. The resort has built three primary schools and one secondary school over the past few years in the villages of Zenguelemo and Pangaia. Education is a fundamental pillar for youth populations and creates avenues for alternative income generation other than the traditional means currently practiced on Bazaruto Island.   Lourenco Zivane, Community Supervisor for Anantara Bazaruto Island Resort said “Since the establishment of the resort at Bazaruto Island, Sheikh Adel Aujan, insisted on education for local children and the development of the island community. In his legacy we would like to keep his vision alive and support the sustainable growth of the young islanders.”   “One of the biggest challenges for the local island population and a stumbling block in employing as many islanders as possible in the hospitality industry, are the limitations of higher education on the island. To improve this situation, we continue to invest in education initiatives for youth, and this …

Remarks Ambassador Robert Wood April 10, 2023 AS DELIVERED Good morning, colleagues. First, let me begin by thanking Mozambique for an outstanding presidency in March. I was pleased to be able to participate in the Security Council trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo during your presidency, and we appreciated Mozambique’s deliberate approach to the work of its presidency. Russia on the other hand began its presidency by trying to justify kidnapping Ukrainian children. Today’s meeting is a thinly veiled effort to portray Russia as a responsible actor on arms control, attempting to obfuscate the reality that it launched an unjustified armed invasion of its neighbor. Despite the circumstances that bring us here today, I thank the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs for her thoughtful and thorough briefing today. For over two decades, the United States has assisted other governments in developing and adopting the necessary laws, regulations, and policies to control the import and export of conventional weapons. We do this because we know that transparent laws and regulations allow countries to work together to hinder the illicit proliferation of these weapons. Our own policy on international arms transfers is laid out in our Conventional Arms Transfer Policy, which was updated earlier this year and is a matter of public record. Even with strong laws and wise policies in place, there are inherent risks of weapons capture and illicit diversion on the battlefield in any armed conflict. The United States takes these risks very seriously. We assess the risk for potential illicit diversion of weapons when evaluating any proposed defense transfer anywhere in the world and take proactive steps to protect U.S. defense and dual-use technologies and prevent their diversion. We also carefully assess the risk of battlefield loss, particularly in complex environments. And let us focus on the most conspicuous such environment today, Ukraine. We must not …

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield U.S. Representative to the United Nations New York, New York March 28, 2023 AS DELIVERED Thank you, Mr. President. Colleagues, I want to thank Mozambique and, particularly, President Nyusi for convening this high-level debate on strengthening counterterrorism efforts in Africa. Thank you, Secretary-General Guterres and Assoumani, Chairperson of the African Union, for your briefings today, as well. And I want to welcome all of our high-level visitors who are present with us today. President Nyusi, I was grateful for the warm welcome I received during my visit to Maputo in January. And in my meeting with Foreign Minister Macamo, we had a chance to discuss a host of shared priorities, including regional security, climate change, Women, Peace, and Security issues, as well as terrorism. I also had the chance to meet with students, and women entrepreneurs, and environmental activists. Their limitless potential was very inspiring. And the work that they are doing is so important because, after all, we know that change comes from engaging citizens. We also know that our partnership with civil society leaders will help us meet the complex challenges we face. And right now, we face a host of challenges, especially when it comes to the dramatic rise in terrorism in Africa. We condemn all acts of terrorism and are committed to fighting and supporting efforts to defeat terrorists wherever they are. Today, I want to outline the United States’ commitment to countering this grave threat and discuss the critical role that the United Nations and respect for human rights plays in this fight. On the first day of the U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit in December, Secretary of State Blinken co-chaired the Peace, Security, and Governance Forum. At the Forum, the Presidents of Niger, Somalia, and Mozambique discussed how good governance, peacebuilding, international partnerships, and inclusive development support peace and security. Our commitment to …

United States Mission to the United Nations Office of Press and Public Diplomacy For Immediate Release March 27, 2023 The below is attributable to U.S. Mission to the United Nations Spokesperson Nate Evans: Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, met today with Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield congratulated President Nyusi on Mozambique’s successful presidency of the United Nations Security Council. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield affirmed the United States’ commitment to Africa, noting Vice President Harris’ travel to the region and other senior-level visits in 2023 by the First Lady, Treasury Secretary, and Secretary of State. The Ambassador commended President Nyusi for Mozambique’s role as a peacemaker in internal and regional conflicts and urged him to share these experiences with the international community in pursuit of resolving conflicts in Africa. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield expressed her interest in closely coordinating on shared priorities in the Security Council. CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za International/. READOUT: Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield’s Meeting with Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi Submission Details Author: Africa Media from . More Info link: Images: For a high res version of THIS image please contact Facebook: Twitter: …

Media Note Office of the Spokesperson November 15, 2022 Special Advisor on International Disability Rights Sara Minkara will travel to Maputo, Mozambique, November 16-18 to meet with government officials, civil society leaders, university students, members of the business community, and international organization representatives.  Mozambique is a partner country for the U.S. Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability, and Special Advisor Minkara’s visit to Mozambique will focus on advancing the rights of persons with disabilities, including in times of crisis and conflict, through their full integration into the 10-year plan currently under development.  In advance of the 2023 municipal elections and 2024 general elections in Mozambique, Special Advisor Minkara will emphasize the importance of free and fair elections that are accessible to all voters.  She will encourage persons with disabilities, including women and youth, to actively participate in the political process. Throughout the trip, Special Advisor Minkara will promote the rights of persons with disabilities and the value they bring to all sectors of society when fully included. Follow Special Advisor Minkara on the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor’s Facebook and Twitter @StateDRL and Instagram @usa_humanrights. For media inquiries, please contact DRL-Press@state.gov. CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za International/. Special Advisor on International Disability Rights Minkara’s Trip to Mozambique  Submission Details Author: Africa Media from . More Info link: Images: For a high res version of THIS image please contact Facebook: Twitter: …

Media Note Office of the Spokesperson November 8, 2022 In recognition of the Department’s commitment to environmental leadership and sustainable design, the new U.S. Embassy in Maputo, Mozambique, achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Gold certification from the United States Green Building Council. Designed in collaboration by YGH + Integrus Architecture and Allied Works Architecture, both of Portland, Oregon, and constructed by Pernix Group, Inc. of Lombard, Illinois, the new embassy provides a secure, innovative, sustainable, and resilient platform for U.S. diplomacy in Mozambique. The campus models the latest energy-efficient strategies through an ultra-high-performance concrete fin-shade system that surrounds the building to reduce solar heat gain, as well as its use of low-flow plumbing fixtures, LED installations with daylighting controls, and a solar hot-water system. Energy-conservation strategies reduce the embassy’s electricity use to 24 percent below international benchmarks. In addition, innovative stormwater management solutions enhance the resilience of the campus and neighborhood by mitigating seasonal flooding. The embassy in Maputo was completed in 2021 and joins 60 U.S. diplomatic missions worldwide that have achieved LEED certification: three Platinum, 21 Gold, and 36 Silver or LEED-certified missions. Learn more about the new U.S. Embassy Maputo here. Since the start of the Department’s Capital Security Construction Program in 1999, OBO has completed 172 new diplomatic facilities and currently oversees more than 50 active projects either in design or under construction worldwide. OBO provides safe, secure, functional, and resilient facilities that represent the U.S. government to the host nation and that support U.S. diplomats in advancing U.S. foreign policy objectives abroad. For further information, please contact OBO’s External Affairs Director Neda Brown at OBO-External-Affairs@state.gov or visit …

United States Mission to the United Nations Office of Press and Public Diplomacy For Immediate Release October 31, 2022 U.S. Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield met today with Mozambican Foreign Minister Veronica Macamo. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield congratulated the Foreign Minister on Mozambique’s historic first term on the UN Security Council, scheduled to begin in January 2023. The Ambassador and the Foreign Minister discussed how the United States and Mozambique will work together on the Council to enhance peace and security globally and across the continent of Africa. They discussed shared priorities, including countering violent extremism, UN reform, and the inclusion of women and youth in conflict resolution. CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za International/. Readout of Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Meeting with Mozambican Foreign Minister Veronica Macamo Submission Details Author: Africa Media from The Africa Regional Media Hub. More Info link: Images: For a high res version of THIS image please contact The Africa Regional Media Hub Facebook: Twitter: …