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Sweden advocates strengthening institutions to implement child rights in Mozambique
12:13 CAT | 25 Feb 2020
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Sweden’s Ombudsman of Children yesterday urged Mozambique to greater commitment to dialogue and strengthening institutions for the implementation of children’s rights in the country, while noting progress in the area of legislation.
“I think that, now, dialogue to find ways to implement laws based on the Convention on the Rights of the Child is the top priority,” Elisabeth Dahlin said in Maputo.
She was speaking moments after meeting Esperança Bias, the president of Mozambique’s Assembly of the Republic, as part of a six-day working visit that started on Saturday.
Dahlin noted progress in the area of legislation, citing as an example the new laws against premature marriage recently passed by the Mozambican parliament.
“Mozambique now has laws, and that is very important. Now, we must try to ensure their implementation and dissemination. For that, we have to strengthen institutions, and in that we have a lot in common,” Dahlin said.
Sweden stands out among Mozambique’s international partners for supporting initiatives bolstering child rights in Mozambique, having already financed several projects.
Since 2016, the Swedish government has made available a total of US$14 million via the “Rapariga Biz” programme, which is counselling close to one million girls in sexual health issues in the provinces of Nampula and Zambézia, in the north and centre of the country.
Elisabeth Dahlin’s visit to Mozambique lasts six days, during which time she is scheduled to meet further relevant government officials.
Source: Lusa
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