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Mozambican President Sees Demographic Strength as Key to Accelerating Economic Growth

IN CHARGE: Frelimo’s Daniel Chapo has been sworn in as Mozambique’s new president. (Photo: RT)

Mozambican President Daniel Chapo has hailed the country’s demographic dynamism as a crucial opportunity to drive economic growth and improve citizens’ wellbeing, in a statement marking World Population Day, celebrated globally today. “In a country with around 34 million inhabitants, growing at a rate of 2.5% per year, World Population Day reminds us that our… Continue reading Mozambican President Sees Demographic Strength as Key to Accelerating Economic Growth

Mozambican Girls Record One of the World’s Highest Teen Birth Rates, UN Report Reveals

TEEN BIRTH: According to the United Nations’ 2025 State of World Population report, half of Mozambican girls give birth before turning 18, and one child in every Mozambican family is, on average, born from an unplanned pregnancy. Photo: UNFPA

Mozambique has recorded the fourth highest adolescent birth rate in the world, according to the United Nations’ 2025 State of World Population report, presented in Maputo on Tuesday by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The report reveals that between 2001 and 2024, Mozambique registered 158 births per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 19. The… Continue reading Mozambican Girls Record One of the World’s Highest Teen Birth Rates, UN Report Reveals

UN Recognises India’s Progress In Achieving The Sustainable Development Goals

World leaders at the 2023 G20 summit in New Delhi, India. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping's decision to skip the summit suggests they regard BRICS as far more important than G20. (Photo: CGTN).

India has made significant strides in reducing poverty, expanding electrification and access to drinking water, and improving sanitation. This was stated by Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in an interview with ANI, a partner of TV BRICS. She said that partnering with a republic that is achieving such results… Continue reading UN Recognises India’s Progress In Achieving The Sustainable Development Goals