Mozambique's First Lady joins Prayer for a Future of Hope for the World’s Most Vulnerable Children

Mozambique´s First Lady, Gueta Chapo, joined the President of World Vision International, Andrew Morley, and other dignitaries in prayer for the world’s most vulnerable children. The moment took place on the sidelines of the most recent 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York.

During the service, Gueta Chapo offered a prayer for an end to violence against children and for their right to adequate food, shelter, and education, among other basic needs.

Prayer service at the UN General Assembly is an annual initiative led by World Vision International, and this year’s session featured the participation of the World Food Programme, as well as the presence of Gueta Chapo’s counterpart, Lordina Mahama, First Lady of Ghana. Together, they prayed in unison for better days for children through concrete actions.

World Vision International partners in this initiative include ACT Alliance, the Anglican Communion, Caritas Internationalis, The Episcopal Church, The Lutheran World Federation, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, and the World Evangelical Alliance. This year’s celebration focused on the transformative power of hope and how it can be nurtured through faith, community, and collective action.

This prayer service is held in a context where the world faces a period of deep uncertainty, marked by growing crises, weakened multilateralism, and declining levels of trust in global institutions. Yet, amid these challenges, there is an urgent need to remain steadfast and hopeful — especially for the world’s most vulnerable children.

Its realization during the United Nations General Assembly aims to promote unity in prayer and call on world leaders to prioritize vulnerable children, so they may experience every dimension of hope in its fullest sense.