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Donor Support – 1994

The peace process in Mozambique was one of the best supported processes at the time. The United Nations Office for Humanitarian Assistance Coordination (UNOHAC) led a massive campaign for the support of the Mozambican peace process. The large-scale coordination of donor activities included several large agencies and organizations along with NGOs and other donor countries, and was generally efficient. Some of the organizations represented by UNOHAC were the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the International Organization for Migration. They also worked in parallel with dedicated international donors such as Canada, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the European Union, and the United States. The number of international NGOs involved in the process rose from 150 to 250 between 1992 and 1994. However, due to the large number of NGOs present on the ground, coordination was often difficult and not all NGOs performed at the necessary level. However, the large international support for the peace process in Mozambique proved instrumental in securing peace and relative stability in the country.¹

1. Marc de Tollenaere, “Fostering Multiparty Politics in Mozambique,” in Promoting Democracy in Postconflict Societies, ed. Jeronen de Zeeuw and Krishna Kumar (Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2006), 75-96.