The Northern Integrated Development Agency (ADIN) recently presented its new strategic vision to the United Nations agencies present in Mozambique, at a meeting that took place at the invitation of the UN resident coordinator, Catherine Sozi.
According to an official statement, during the meeting, the president of ADIN’s Executive Committee, Jacinto Loureiro, explained the institution’s renewed role within the framework of the new decree that redefines its attributions, reinforcing its mission as the coordinating body for development projects in the northern region of the country.
Loureiro recalled that, since ADIN’s creation in 2020, there had been expectations about its ability to lead and articulate the initiatives underway in the territory, but the lack of adequate legal and operational instruments limited the agency’s action. The lack of coordination between the various players resulted in fragmented interventions, overlapping efforts and reduced impacts.
‘This reality led the government to recognise the need for an in-depth overhaul of ADIN’s structure, giving it new competences to enable it to effectively carry out its strategic coordination role,’ Loureiro stressed.
At the meeting, the representatives of the United Nations agencies asked various questions related to the mechanisms of articulation between the district, provincial and central levels of government, as well as the distinction between humanitarian actions and development projects.
In response, Jacinto Loureiro assured that ADIN’s new structure establishes formal coordination mechanisms between the different levels of local governance, including provincial governments and district representations. He also emphasised that the agency is now acting with a clear mandate to ensure integrated, sustainable intervention in line with national priorities and international commitments.
The restructuring of ADIN thus represents the Executive’s commitment to institutional strengthening as a means of ensuring greater efficiency, coherence and impact in development actions in the northern region, which is marked by socio-economic challenges aggravated by conflicts and population displacement.
