On Friday 5 April at from 2 pm, the Ministry of Health and Population in collaboration with the United Nations (WHO, UNICEF, UNAIDS, UNFPA and RCO) in Malawi commemorated World Health Day under the theme Universal Health Coverage: everyone, everywhere, Read More
Highlights Relief assistance has been deployed to affected districts. 12 UN agencies with over 90 partners have assisted over 90,000 households, affected by the floods Surge support has arrived in-country to support critical sectors, including shelter and displacement tracking, protection, Read More
On 28th March 2019, the Malawi Government, in collaboration with its partners, launched the Flood Response Plan to respond to diverse humanitarian needs from the floods that have devastated 15 of the country’s 28 districts. The response plan covers interventions Read More
UNDP, in coordination with Oxfam, held a round-table discussion in Lilongwe on 26th March 2019 on how Malawi can reduce inequalities and ensure no one is left behind in the country’s development process. UN Resident Coordinator, Maria Jose Torres, said, Read More
“I am impressed by the knowledge and skills that you have shown me today. You are doing a lot, which will help to improve agricultural production when you return to your communities. Know this: “the whole country is looking at Read More
Malawi’s banana industry has all but died out over the last two decades due to the scourge of the banana bunchy top disease. Caused by banana bunchy top virus (BBTV), this disease, found in many of the country’s production sites, Read More
As one way of ensuring refugees and their host communities are self-reliant and have better livelihood opportunities, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) through its partner the Churches Action in Relief and Development (CARD) launched an irrigation project called Read More
The Editors forum in Malawi were engaged in a dialogue session with UNFPA Malawi country team on the prevailing challenges that could slow down progress towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs by 2030. Speaking during the first Read More
Ministry of Health and Population in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) completed the Joint External Evaluation whose purpose was to assess Malawi’s progress in the implementation of International Health Regulations (IHR) core capacities and capabilities relevant to the Read More
Minister of Homeland Security Nicholas Dausi visited Dzaleka Refugee Camp which hosts over 38,000 refugees and asylum seekers mainly from the Great Lakes region, including Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda, Burundi and other East and Horn of Africa countries. Read More
