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L'OIM distribue de l'aide aux familles victimes du cyclone au Mozambique

Mozambique - L'OIM au Mozambique a réceptionné du matériel de construction d'abris d'urgence donné par le gouvernement américain pour plus de 5 000 familles touchées dans la province de Zambézia.

Plus de 67 000 personnes ont été touchées lorsque le cyclone Funso s'est abattu sur la province mi-janvier. Quelque 4 000 familles ont vu leurs maisons complétement détruites et 8 000 autres sérieusement endommagées.

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IOM Delivers US Aid to Cyclone-Affected Families in Mozambique

IOM Mozambique has taken delivery of emergency shelter materials donated by the US government for over 5,000 cyclone-affected families in Zambézia Province.

Over 67,000 people were affected when tropical cyclone Funso hit the province in mid-January. Some 4,000 families saw their homes completely destroyed and another 8,000 homes were left badly damaged.

The US donation, which arrived in Maputo on Friday on a US-chartered 747, included enough plastic sheeting to provide shelter for 5,000 families, as well as roofing for 200 classrooms and health clinics.

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US reaffirms support for fight against HIV/Aids

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The Zimbabwean

Eric Gooseby, the United States Global AIDS Coordinator, reaffirmed on Wednesday in Maputo, the commitment of his country to turn the tide in Mozambique’s effort to combat the HIV/AIDS pandemic.

“The United States has been committed for many years to supporting the plans for addressing HIV/AIDS in Mozambique, seeking every opportunity to combine our own resources with those of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria”, he said in a press conference held after a meeting with President Armando Guebuza, as part of a three day visit to the country.

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U.S., Brazil Join to Boost Mozambique’s Farm Sector

By Kathryn McConnell | Staff Writer | 15 March 2011

Washington — Mozambique has lots of fertile land and access to the region’s major rivers. Yet the country imports most of its food, much of it from its neighbor South Africa. Many Mozambicans cannot afford the imported food.

An agricultural collaboration among the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Brazilian Cooperation Agency and the government of Mozambique is set to bolster the country’s farm sector.