Malawi - Appeal Updates

El Niño-induced drought has left millions of people in Malawi acutely food insecure. With over 80 percent of the population employed by the agriculture sector, agricultural livelihoods and the...

Flash Appeal will complement the El Nino-induced prolonged dry spells and floods appeal launched in April by building upon national initiatives and covering gaps not reached by the national plan.

The 2023/2024 season has been greatly affected by the El Niño weather conditions. Overall, the country experienced a late and erratic onset of effective planting rains, inadequate rains, reduced...

Overview of the situation Cholera is endangering children’s lives. Eastern and Southern Africa is grappling with one of the worst cholera outbreaks in decades, with cases rapidly spreading across the...

NATIONAL SOCIETY PLAN The Malawi Red Cross Society was established by an Act of Parliament in 1966 and admitted to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in 1971...

HIGHLIGHTS Malawi is at high risk for climate shocks, and the El Niño weather pattern is projected to bring dry conditions that will aggravate current chronic food insecurity in 22 out of Malawi's 28...

Crisis Overview FLOODS The Tropical Cyclone Freddy weather system brought torrential rainfall to southern Malawi from 12 to 15 March 2023, causing devastating floods and mudslides and leaving a trail...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Tropical Cyclone Freddy influenced torrential rains over the southern part of Malawi from 11th through 15th March, 2023 which led to multiple disasters in Blantyre, Chiradzulu and...

UN agency calls for $171 million in funds to support 28 million people suffering in Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Zambia, South Sudan, Burundi, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

SITUATION OVERVIEW As of 15 March, least 438 people 1are confirmed dead in Malawi after Tropical Storm Freddy ripped through southern Africa for the second time in a month and the death toll is...

Crisis Overview Malawi is facing its deadliest cholera outbreak in recorded history and its largest in the last two decades, leaving 4.8 million people in need of assistance in 15 priority districts...

NATIONAL SOCIETY PLAN The Malawi Red Cross Society was established in 1966 by an Act of Parliament and admitted to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in 1971...

SITUATION OVERVIEW Malawi is battling the worst cholera outbreak in two decades. Cholera is an acute diarrheal disease spread via contaminated water and food which can cause severe dehydration in...

SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the crisis In January 2022, the Tropical Storm Ana weather system brought destruction and damage to most parts of the country especially within the southern region...

The Flash Appeal calls for US$29.4 million for humanitarian partners to target close to 542,000 people, aiming to mobilize humanitarian action in support of the Government-led response.

SITUATION OVERVIEW Tropical Storm Ana stuck Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi with high winds and torrential rains, leaving at least 80 people dead across borders. The region has been repeatedly...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Government of Malawi, in fulfilling its mandate of protecting the lives of vulnerable women, men, boys, girls as well as people living with disabilities, persons living with...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY COVID-19 poses real risks for the attainment of Malawi’s national development aspirations as espoused in the new long-term development Vision, Malawi 2063 (MW2063); as well as the...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Malawi has battled two waves of the ongoing COVID-19 global outbreak since the first cases were reported in April 2020. It is currently in the middle of battling a third wave. In...

The plan has been developed to establish operational procedures for preparedness and response to COVID-19 based on risks identified by the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the World Health Organization...