Month: September 2017 Posts

Mutharika leaves Malawi on private jet

Sep 15, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 151 &

President Peter Mutharika has left Malawi today through Kamuzu International Airport on a private jet. Mutharika will take the chartered flight for the two-hour flight to South Africa using the chartered plane where he will… ...

Mutharika to leave for UN…not taking whole village with him

Sep 10, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

President Peter Mutharika will be going to the United Nations General Assembly in New York and with him it will not be a huge group as done previously. The President will only be accompanied by… ...

SDGs should be translated into local languages – UN

Aug 22, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

United Nations (UN) resident coordinator in Malawi in Malawi Mia Seppo has asked Malawi government to translate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into local languages. Seppo who is also UNDP resident representative in Malawi made… ...

Malawi govt pens UN to resolve NRB staff demands

Jun 30, 2017 Luke Bisani 18 &

The government of Malawi through the ministry of home affairs and internal security has requested the United Nations (UN) to address the demands of National Registration Bureau (NRB) employees who have threatened to down tools.… ...

African countries urged to end violence against people with albinism

Nov 08, 2016 Richard Jimu 10 &

The United Nations (UN) high level meeting on people with albinism in Africa which will be held today is a crucial opportunity for countries to end discrimination and violence against people with albinism across the… ...

UN pledges more support to fight fistula in Malawi

Oct 13, 2016 Bright Malenga 9 &

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has pledged to continue supporting Malawi in the fight against obstetric fistula in Malawi.   Speaking at Bwaila Hospital in Lilongwe where UNFPA officials met women, the organization’s representative… ...

UN rights expert to visit Malawi over albino attacks

Apr 15, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 31 &

An expert on the rights of people with albinism will next week visit Malawi to assess the human rights situation of albinos in the country. Ikponwosa Ero, who is a United Nations (UN) independent expert… ...