January 2009 - In May this 2008, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joined with staff at UN Headquarters in New York to officially launch UN Cares, the UN system-wide workplace programme on HIV/AIDS. This is now being translated into action in Mozambique by the last years establishment of a UN Cares working group.

The Mozambique Parliament has officially recognized and credited the United Nations System in Mozambique for the valuable support provided to ensure the birth of the Law on the Protection of Persons Living with HIV and AIDS (PLWA) against Discrimination and Stigmatization.

December 16 - The Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, on last Thursday unanimously passed a bill defending the rights of people living with HIV and AIDS, which was formulated with UNDP”s assistance at the technical formulation stages of the legislative process.

More than 3 million US dollars was the amount spent by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) over the last four years, to strengthen food security for over 3,000 families in need and or affected by HIV/AIDS in the Mozambican provinces of Sofala and Manica.

In commemoration of World AIDS Day 2008 there is going to be a huge concert featuring Mozambican female artists spreading the message:

"Mais parceiros sexuais, mais risco de HIV! Pare e Pense!" ("More sexual partners, bigger the HIV risk! Stop and Think!")