What they reported
Infant mortality fell from 52.8 to 39 per 1,000 live births (2020-2023) and maternal mortality from 408 to 233.
Drinking-water access rose to 53.6% and energy access to 35.8%; poverty remains around 68.2%.
Priorities and asks
Maintaining peace and countering extremism, basic social protection, and harnessing gas revenues for human capital.
What stands out
It uniquely foregrounds violent extremism in the north as a top development challenge; women hold 39% of parliament.
Mozambique: “Poverty is still a development challenge for Mozambique, currently at around 68.2%.”
Read more
- Voluntary National Reviews 2026, the full brief with all 36 countries and the cross-cutting themes.
- Official VNR country database, home of Mozambique’s full report and main messages.
- HLPF 2026 coverage, where the reviews are presented.
This summary is drawn from Mozambique’s own 2026 main messages; figures are as the government reported them and were not independently verified. Edition is noted only where the country states its own.