Month: May 2022 Posts

UN urged to renew arms embargo against South Sudan amid impunity and ongoing sexual violence

May 18, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The United Nations Security Council must renew its arms embargo on the territory of South Sudan amid the state’s failure to ensure accountability for conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) and to protect survivors, witnesses and judicial… ...

UN commends Malawi for ensuring peace and security

Mar 24, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

United Nations Resident Coordinator, Shigeki Komatsubara has commended Malawi Government  for making sure that there is peace and security in the country which is enabling citizens of this nation and refugees to live peacefully. Komatsubara… ...

Talking Blues: On Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Malawi voted right

Mar 14, 2022 Mapwiya Muulupale 1 &

Aerial bombs have been dropped on Mariupol, Ukraine since Russia invaded on February 24 [Evgeniy Maloletka/AP] No plan survives contact with the enemy is wisdom attributed to Field Marshal Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke… ...

Malawi facing hiccups in processing cotton seed

Mar 09, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

A study has shown that Malawi is facing challenges in processing cotton seed to make products like cotton seed oil and because of this, the seed is being exported to South Africa for processing. This… ...

Minister of National Unity asks for support on Peace and Unity Bill

Mar 03, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Minister of National Unity Timothy Mtambo has asked Members of Parliament to support the Peace and Unity Bill which the minister will present in Parliament during the current sitting. Mtambo made the statement on Wednesday… ...

UN says wildlife crime in Malawi needs to be fully addressed

Feb 19, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator Malawi Rudolf Schwenk says the increased trends in poaching of animals such as elephants and pangolins in Malawi is very worrying and if left unaddressed, wildlife trafficking will continue to… ...

UNHCR calls on governments to resolve plight of stateless people

Nov 04, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said more action is needed to resolve the plight of millions around the world who are still without citizenship. UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi… ...

WHO approves malaria vaccine

Oct 07, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended that the world’s first malaria vaccine should be widely given to children across Africa. The approval has been described as a major advance against malaria which kills hundreds… ...

Chakwera tells rich nations to fulfil their promise

Sep 23, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has demanded rich countries to fulfill their US$100 billion pledge towards climate change mitigation and to cancel debts to allow poor countries recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. The Malawi leader made the… ...

Zambia’s Hichilema travels with lean team to US

Sep 21, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Unlike Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera who travels with the whole village in a private chartered jet, Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema travelled to the United Nations General Assembly with a lean team of two ministers aboard… ...

State House lies about Chakwera UNGA trip

Aug 31, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Details have emerged showing that Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera was forced to cancel his United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) trip because the US demanded "a mostly virtual gathering" due to Covid-19. The details suggest that… ...

Malawi President cancels trip to United States

Aug 30, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has cancelled his planned trip to the United States where he was expected to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), State House has announced. Chakwera was expected to leave Malawi for… ...

Malawi is world leader in race to create environmentally sustainable economy – Chakwera

Aug 26, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says Malawi has become a world leader in the race to create an environmentally sustainable society and economy. The Malawi leader was speaking at the National Green Climate Conference at BICC, Lilongwe,… ...

UK wants Malawi to abolish death penalty

Aug 20, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The United Kingdom has told the Government and Parliament of Malawi to explore alternative ways of abolishing the death penalty. The UK has released a statement today following revelations that the death penalty abolition by… ...

UN saddened by death of person with albinism in Malawi

Aug 17, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The United Nations in Malawi has expressed sadness over reports that remains of a 20-year-old man with albinism have been found near Blantyre. The man, Ian Muhama from Mulanje, was reported missing by his relatives… ...