Healthcare workers in Malawi are concerned that misinformation about COVID-19 is preventing patients in dire need of medical attention not related to the virus, from seeking what could be live-saving...
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First-person: Fighting human trafficking in Malawi
Maxwell Matewere, a Malawian crime prevention expert with the UN Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC), has been active in the anti-human trafficking field for more than two decades. Today, he trains...
COVID-19 impact could be ‘disastrously high’ in poverty-stricken Malawi
In Malawi, one of the world’s poorest countries, with a fragile health system, the UN is bracing for the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic which, it is feared, could be severe. COVID-19 is known to be...
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La FAO et le PAM étendent leurs opérations en Afrique australe face à l'aggravation de l'insécurité alimentaire
19 octobre 2015 – Plus de 27 millions de personnes en Afrique australe risquent d'être confrontées à l'insécurité alimentaire au cours des six prochains mois, ont prévenu lundi l'Organisation des...
UN agency boosts aid for Malawi’s flood victims, as Member States are briefed on situation
4 February 2015 – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced today that it is scaling-up its efforts in Malawi, following weeks of devastating floods that have displaced large...
With more heavy rains forecast for Malawi, UN highlights need for donors to fulfil aid pledges
3 February 2015 – Saturated soils in Malawi are expected to get more rain in the coming days as heavy downpours are aid in the region’s forecast, a spokesperson for the World Food Programme (WFP)...
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Major floods in Malawi, Mozambique force thousands to flee their homes – UN
16 January 2015 – United Nations agencies are gearing up for relief efforts in Malawi and neighbouring Mozambique, where heavy rains have caused severe flooding, displaced thousands of people and...
Ban urges continued calm, cooperation as Malawi enters post-electoral period
31 May 2014 – Now that the results of Malawi's recent election have been made public, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged all parties to continue to call for calm among their supporters and to work...
Ban welcomes ‘step towards dialogue’ following deadly violence in Malawi
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the signing of a joint communiqué by the Malawian Government and civil society organizations in a meeting facilitated by the United Nations following...
Ban speaks out after deadly anti-Government protests
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern today at the deadly violence in Malawi, where up to 18 people have reportedly been killed and many others injured during clashes between anti-Government...
UNICEF starts handing out relief supplies in quake-affected Malawi
United Nations aid agencies have begun distributing relief supplies in northern Malawi, where a series of earthquakes this month have killed four people, injured more than 300 others and destroyed or...
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UN food aid programme borrows money to feed needy in southern Africa
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), which is feeding more than 9 million people in southern Africa this month, said today that was forced to borrow $113 million to ensure that the region's...
Malawi: facing huge shortfall, UN food agency appeals for funds for hungry
With Malawi suffering its worst harvest in 10 years because of a drought, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) issued an urgent appeal today for much more aid, noting that it had so far...
Spectre of famine still looms for fragile Malawi, UN envoy warns
New York, Jan 27 2003 6:00PM - The United Nations top humanitarian envoy for southern Africa has warned that the food security situation in Malawi remains fragile and slight gains made to avert...
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Quick action can help to avoid famine in southern Africa, UN relief official says
Following a trip to southern Africa, a top United Nations humanitarian official has reported that famine could be averted in the region, but warned that the window of opportunity was closing quickly...