Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date: 11 October 2019 MALAWI We are very concerned by an increase in violent protests across Malawi, and the lack of a meaningful dialogue to halt the mounting Read More
Following enquiries the United Nations Office in Malawi has received, be advised that there is an ongoing fake recruitment process in the name of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR), an agency under the United Nations Economic Read More
11 July 2019 In preparation for the upcoming 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and Adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the Malawi Government presented its report of progress towards gender equality to UN Read More
Despite achieving important progress in fighting HIV and AIDS, Malawi needs to seize available opportunities to reduce new infections and address the pandemic, including through implementation of the National HIV Prevention Strategy, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Read More
A report on traditional practices in Malawi has recommended strict implementation of the Marriage and Family Relations Act if the country is to win the fight against child marriage. The Malawi Traditional Practices Survey Report, launched by Malawi Government and Read More
The Spotlight Initiative, a new programme aimed at ending violence against women and girls, has partnered with a network of journalists to leverage their influence in stamping out gender-based violence in Malawi. The grouping, called Spotlight Media Network, formed by Read More
Access to justice for victims of gender-based violence in two of the six districts targeted by the Spotlight Initiative in Malawi is improving following implementation of the pilot phase of the initiative in the districts. The Spotlight Initiative is a Read More
24 May 2019 But for the selfless bravery of the UN ‘blue helmet’ who dragged him to safety during a firefight against Congolese militiamen, it is unlikely that Corporal Ali Khamis Omary would be alive to tell the tale. The Read More
24 May 2019 The world does not have many true heroes. But the late Private Chancy Chitete, of Malawi was indeed one of them and we unfortunately lost him last year. Private Chitete was serving with MONUSCO — the UN Read More
24 May 2019 I am honoured to join you today to remember the brave women and men who have lost their lives while serving in UN Peacekeeping. More than 3,800 military, police and civilian peacekeepers have lost their lives since Read More
