Month: May 2020 Posts

UN agencies, NGOs appeal for K102 billion to support 7.5 million Malawians

May 05, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

United Nations and non-governmental organisations have launched an appeal for $139.2 million (about K102 billion) which will be used to support 7.5 million people in the country for six months. The organizations under Humanitarian Country… ...

UN says not enough being done to stop bloodsucking violence

Apr 07, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The United Nations (UN) has called on authorities in Malawi to do more and act urgently to stop criminal acts related to rumours about bloodsucking. UN Resident Coordinator for Malawi Ms. Maria Jose Torres said… ...

UNICEF buying medical supplies for Malawi

Apr 05, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The United Nations (UN) says UNICEF is buying medical supplies and equipment as part of the UN’s efforts to fight COVID-19 in Malawi. United Nations Resident Coordinator for Malawi Ms. Maria Jose Torres said this… ...

UNHCR donates 308 housing units to Malawi Government

Mar 13, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Wednesday donated 272 housing units to the Ministry of Disaster Management Affairs and 36 units to the Ministry of Health. At the Ministry of Disaster, the… ...

UK, UN considering funding Malawi elections

Feb 29, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The United Kingdom and the United Nations are considering to help fund the 2020 Malawi presidential elections. British High Commissioner Holly Tett has told the local media that the UK government is looking at ways… ...

Mutharika leaves for Spain

Nov 29, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Peter Mutharika has left Malawi this morning for Spain where he will attend the 2019 UN Climate Change Conference. Mutharika has left the country through Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe. The conference, known as… ...

UNESCO donates learning materials worth K30 million to schools in Malawi

Nov 16, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The United Nations Educational, Science and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has donated teaching and learning materials to primary schools which were affected by the March 2019 Cyclone Idai-induced floods. Speaking in Chiradzulu District on Friday (15th… ...

Girls should not be denied education for wearing hijab – United Nations

Nov 06, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 2 &

The United Nations (UN) has called for religious tolerance and respect for human rights in Malawi saying girls should not be denied access to education for wearing hijab. United Nations Resident Coordinator Ms. Maria Jose… ...

Mutharika back home from UN summit

Sep 28, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

President Peter Mutharika has returned from the United States where he attended the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Mutharika – who left Malawi on 18 September – arrived back home through Kamuzu International Airport this… ...

Mutharika complains over declining assistance to poor countries

Sep 25, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Malawian President Peter Mutharika has expressed concern over decreasing development assistance to Least Developed Countries (LDCs). Mutharika expressed the concern when addressing a United Nations (UN) conference on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the United… ...

Mutharika to speak for Least Developed Countries at Climate Summit

Sep 23, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Peter Mutharika will today attend a United Nations Climate Action Summit in the United States where he will give a commitment to Climate Action and Activities on behalf of least developed member states. The… ...

Malawi to get UN award for NCDs

Sep 22, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Deogratias Mmana, New York, USA The United Nations is on Monday expected to give Malawi an award for the outstanding work and contribution the country is making in achieving the Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs)… ...

Malawi rejects calls to drop charges against activists

Jul 12, 2019 Russell Kondowe 1 &

The Peter Mutharika administration has rejected calls to drop charges against two rights activists saying no one should obstruct justice on the issue. In a statement today, Minister of Information, Civic Education and Communications Technology… ...

UN orders Malawi to release Trapence, Sembereka

Jul 11, 2019 Russell Kondowe 2 &

The United Nations (UN) has ordered the Government of Malawi to immediately release activists Gift Trapence and MacDonald Sembereka. Trapence – Vice Chairman of the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRD) – and Sembereka who is… ...

UN tells Malawi to implement action plan on persons with albinism

Jun 14, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The United Nations (UN) has urged Malawi Government to implement the National Action Plan on Persons with Albinism as the people continue to live with a constant threat to their physical security and safety. The… ...