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Mozambique
A combined view of Mozambique's UN General Assembly speeches, treaty commitments, and voting record.
The narrative paragraphs below are AI-generated syntheses of the data shown — the tables and figures themselves come directly from the underlying records, not from the AI.
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Mozambique's General Assembly rhetoric has remained consistently multilateralist across 15 years, with multilateralism scores consistently high (74–88), reflecting a steady commitment to international cooperation and UN-centered solutions. Beginning with climate-focused messaging in 2007, speeches shifted toward procedural and reform-oriented themes from 2011 onward, though the concreteness of domestic reporting has increased notably since 2018, particularly in detailing peace consolidation, disaster recovery, and development achievements. While emotional intensity has remained measured throughout, a notable rise appeared in 2025 (62) alongside expressions of democratic pride and calls for climate justice and African representation, suggesting a modest intensification of rhetorical engagement in recent speeches.
| Session | Multilateralism | Emotional intensity | Concreteness | Self-accountability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Very High | Medium | Medium | High |
| 2011 | Very High | Low | Low | Low |
| 2012 | Very High | Low | Medium | Low |
| 2014 | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
| 2015 | Very High | Medium | High | Medium |
| 2016 | High | Very Low | Medium | Medium |
| 2017 | Very High | Medium | Low | Low |
| 2018 | High | Medium | Medium | High |
| 2019 | Very High | Medium | High | Medium |
| 2020 | Very High | Medium | High | High |
| 2021 | Very High | Low | Medium | Medium |
| 2022 | High | Low | High | High |
| 2023 | High | Medium | High | High |
| 2024 | Very High | Low | Low | Medium |
| 2025 | Very High | High | Medium | Medium |
Treaty status
Full treaty record →Mozambique demonstrates strong and comprehensive commitment to environmental and human rights frameworks, having ratified all nine environmental treaties tracked (from climate change instruments to hazardous waste controls) and five of five human rights treaties. Arms control shows qualified support: three major treaties ratified (Mine Ban, CTBT, Arms Trade Treaty) but the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons remains only signed, not ratified. The state has also ratified core trade governance and anti-corruption instruments, achieving a 22-of-24 ratification rate overall, with only the Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty and the Rome Statute remaining unsigned at the ratification stage.
Arms control & security
- Arms Trade TreatyRatified
- Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban TreatyRatified
- Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their DestructionRatified
- Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear WeaponsSigned, not ratified
Environment & climate
- Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their DisposalRatified
- Convention on Biological DiversityRatified
- Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone LayerRatified
- Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeRatified
- Minamata Convention on MercuryRatified
- Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone LayerRatified
- Paris AgreementRatified
- Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International TradeRatified
- Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic PollutantsRatified
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in AfricaRatified
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeRatified
Human rights
- Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or PunishmentRatified
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against WomenRatified
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesRatified
- Convention on the Rights of the ChildRatified
- International Covenant on Civil and Political RightsRatified
International justice
- Rome Statute of the International Criminal CourtSigned, not ratified
Trade & governance
- United Nations Convention against CorruptionRatified
- United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized CrimeRatified
- United Nations Convention on the Law of the SeaRatified
Voting record
Full voting record →Mozambique maintains highly cooperative voting alignment, supporting the majority position in 86 percent of recorded General Assembly votes (4,225 yes votes of 4,892 total), with minimal dissent—only 30 no votes and 240 abstentions across the entire voting record. This pattern reflects no notable deviations from consensus and suggests consistent diplomatic alignment with mainstream UN positions, reinforcing the country's self-presentation as a reliable multilateralist partner committed to international institutional norms.
Human development
Full HDI record →Human Development Index: 0.493 (Low), ranked #182 globally in 2023.
Combines life expectancy, education, and income into one comparable score, 0 to 1. Source: UNDP Human Development Report 2025 — deterministic figures, not AI-generated.
1990–2023