National Basic Social Security Strategy (ENSSB) 2016-2024. Country/Territory Mozambique Document type Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition Keyword Social protection Poverty Policy/planning Capacity building Agricultural development Education Food security Gender Public health Nutrition Geographical area Africa, AFRICA FAO, Eastern Africa, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries Entry into force notes 2016-2024 Abstract The National Basic Social Security Strategy (ENSSB) 2016-2024 seeks to achieve the Government’s Five Year Programme for 2015-2019, through implementing actions that contribute to reducing poverty and vulnerability, ensuring that the results of the growth of the Mozambican economy benefit all citizens, particularly those living in situations of poverty and vulnerability. Drawing up the present Strategy was based on targets set in the National Development Strategy 2015-2035, Agenda 2063 of the African Union, and the Sustainable Development Goals approved by the United Nations. Taken together, these stress the dynamic and promotional approach of social protection and the potential of the basic social security instruments to strengthen human, productive and social capital, as well as the capacity for resilience of the most vulnerable households and individuals. This strategy intends to continue the actions carried out since the passing of the Social Protection Law in 2007, to build an effective and efficient basic social security system, and presents a comprehensive approach for the social protection of the poorest groups of the Mozambican population, defining the guiding lines for strengthening their capacity for protection against social risks so that they emerge from their situation of vulnerability on a long term sustainable basis. Full text English/Portuguese Website mgcas.gov.mz; https