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Press advisory announcing two events, a press conference and a public forum. Both events feature Ambassador to the United States from the Republic of Mozambique Hipolito Patricio and Prexy Nesbitt, a Senior Consultant to the Mozambique government. The topic of the press conference is the effects the war on the children of Mozambique and to explain some of the measures being taken by the Mozambique government to help rehabilitate children who have been terrorized and kidnapped by the rebel force, Renamo. Also to be discussed is the ways in which South African-backed Renamo has destabilized Mozambique in order to impede social and economic progress. The two will also speak at an evening public forum "Mozambique: On the Front Line in the Struggle Against Apartheid." This document includes an opinion article from the New York Times "In Mozambique, the Atrocities Just Don't Stop" by Matilda R. Cuomo, co-chairman of the New York State Citizens Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect. It also includes an excerpt from the Mozambique Support Network Newsletter "Rebels Behead Many in Nampula" and biographical data on His Excellency Hipolito Patricio.

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