Month: September 2019 Posts

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… ...