Inclusive growth that leaves no one behind 

UNDP Mozambique Country Office is complement national and other United Nations Agencies’ efforts to create economic opportunities that reduce regional disparities and create decent jobs, particularly for women and young people in rural and peri-urban areas. Working with key ministries as entry points, UNDP is scaling up current interventions supporting inclusive business development and the promotion of viable value chains, especially for women, linking these to incoming investments. Districts where mega-projects related to extractive industries present concrete opportunities are particularly be targeted

Support local economic development 

UNDP will strengthen evidence-based trade policy and inter-sectoral dialogue to expand partnerships with the Enhanced Integrated Framework programme, the World Bank, the African Development Bank, and Finland, to improve trade competiveness. This will be complemented by strengthening the capacity of local institutions, equipping the local labour force (especially youth and women) and local entrepreneurs with the business development and management skills to seize business and job creation opportunities. These efforts will support local economic development planning and the creation of coordination and dialogue mechanisms for public-private partnerships. UNDP will link current United Nations efforts on social protection to South-South cooperation opportunities in Brazil and South Africa, to highlight best practices relating to cash transfers and community works schemes.