The MIP aims at supporting Mozambique’s transformation through economic, social and political inclusion. With this goal, the EU will focus on the following three priority areas in the forthcoming period: - Growing Green - Growing Youth - Governance, Peace and a Just Society The MIP will take into account the agreed spending targets for climate change, social inclusion and human development and education. At least 85% of the proposed actions will have gender equality and women’s empowerment as a principal or significant objective.  The underlying fragilities and chronic vulnerability that turn shocks and stresses into humanitarian crises, with the ultimate objective  to help people recover from those crises.




Opportunities to operationalize the triple-nexus within the different EU instruments/programmes will be pursued and strengthened, including synergies with EUfunded humanitarian programmes. Whenever possible, the EU will ensure an overall conflict sensitive engagement and will seek the integration and complementarity of actions.  Design of actions and monitoring progress to reach the objectives and support evidence-based decision-making require improving the quality and availability of statistical data. 


The principle of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of ‘Leaving No One Behind’ will guide EU’s interventions ensuring that people that are often excluded or marginalised, such as persons with disabilities1, children, women and girls, can meaningfully engage in all three EU priority areas of the MIP and equally benefit from EU support.  Equally central to the overall approach will be the principles and the ambitious objectives detailed in the Communication on the “European Green Deal”, which will shape directly the actions under priority area 1 and provide cross-cutting reference for the MIP as a whole.  


 In line with the Joint Communication to the European Parliament and the Council on “Gender Action Plan III: an ambitious vision on gender equality and women’s empowerment for EU external action”, gender equality and women and girls’ empowerment will be an overarching priority for all future programmes. Actions will be informed by the analyses included in the Gender Country Profile for Mozambique and will be in line with the GAP III Country Level Implementation Plan (CLIP). 


The emphasis on youth should focus on good nutrition, quality education, including foundational skills, technical and vocational education, entrepreneurship, digital transformation and employment through sustainable trade and investments. These are important factors for supporting resilience. There will be a need to bolster the EU's partnership with civil society organizations (CSOs). The 2021 mapping study of CSOs indicated that the engagement of CSOs in environmental issues, digitalization, youth and employability is weak and that very few CSOs are specialised in issues related to peace and security. In line with the CSO Roadmap, the MIP will contribute to the development of a supportive environment for CSOs as well as their engagement in policymaking and governance. 



In the forthcoming period, there will be a focus on human rights(including labour rights2) and fundamental freedoms in line with the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024, its Council Conclusions, and the Human Rights and Democracy Country Strategy 2021-2024. Moreover, there will be a focus on good governance and public finance management, as well as on strengthening institutions by making them more resilient to cope with future crises and by supporting them to keep pace with the expected economic and social transformation and Mozambique’s international commitments.  In line with the guiding principles of the EU Strategy for International Cultural Relations, the EU approaches culture as a means to promote job creation and to support sustainable and social economic development.



 During the next programming phase, the EU will engage with Mozambique in support of EU's overall priorities in this sector through an active cultural diplomacy.   A green and just transformation can only be achieved when it is pursued, perceived and implemented as the best way to support the country’s long-term prosperity. In Mozambique, where the economic potential of climate-smart policies and economics has its foundation in the natural capital of the country, this should therefore be the first priority target. There is a need to support efforts aimed at reversing the degradation of the environment and ecosystems. 


At the same time, the transition cannot - by definition - be static. While conserving and protecting the environment, the EU's support should also aim at increasing economic opportunities, generating jobs and transforming production patterns towards more sustainable, inclusive, and profitable models. Building on the experience and the achievement of previous programmes, this effort will look especially at the relation between agriculture, forestry and the surrounding landscapes and at developing genuinely green and blue economies, keeping at its core poverty reduction and the most vulnerable livelihoods in rural and coastal communities, including through raising income, job creation, adoption of digital technologies, and enhancing food nutrition security.


 Such investments in a greener future for Mozambique should be enabled and reinforced by an infrastructure network which can respond to development needs in a climate-smart way. The EU will therefore continue to invest in renewable energy and in sustainable water supplies and sanitation, while increasing its focus on resilience, climate-efficiency and the environmental impact of other functional infrastructure investments.