Malawi's vice-president dies in plane crash
Jun 11, 2024, at 11:27 pm
The wreck of a plane that was carrying Malawi's vice-president has been recovered with no survivors in it, media reports said.
Aircraft carrying Malawi's Vice President goes missing, search ordered: Report
Jun 11, 2024, at 05:38 am
Lilongwe, Malawi/IBNS: A military aircraft carrying Malawi's vice president Saulos Chilima has been reported missing after it failed to make a landing Monday morning, the government said.
Malawi: Over 130 students hospitalized due to suspected food poisoning
Sep 28, 2023, at 04:49 am
Blantyre/Malawi: More than 130 students have been rushed to the hospital with severe symptoms of suspected food poisoning, at Lunzu Secondary School in Blantyre, Malawi.
Malawi: Truck drivers learn about risks of human trafficking
Aug 29, 2023, at 12:15 am
Truck drivers in southern Africa who have been recruited to traffic or smuggle people illegally are learning about the risks involved thanks to the UN drugs and crime agency, UNODC.
Malawi: Over 500,000 children at risk of malnutrition, UNICEF warns
May 21, 2023, at 12:57 am
New York: The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is seeking nearly $88 million to assist 6.5 million people in Malawi, including at least 573,000 boys and girls who are at risk of malnutrition.
Malawi: Rights experts offer ‘heartfelt support and solidarity’, in wake of Cyclone Freddy
Apr 07, 2023, at 10:53 pm
New York: Independent human rights experts expressed their solidarity with the people of Malawi on Tuesday, following the devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone Freddy that killed and injured hundreds, leading the Government to declare a state of emergency.
Refugees at risk: UN uncovers human trafficking at camp in Malawi
Jun 13, 2022, at 08:59 pm
New York: The widespread exploitation of men, women, and children at a refugee camp in Malawi has been uncovered by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Malawian Police Service.
Forced labour, prostitution and child marriages: rescuing victims of trafficking in Malawi
Jul 29, 2020, at 06:17 pm
New York: Human trafficking is a problem in Malawi, with teenage boys forced to work as farm labourers, and young women to sexual exploitation in nightclubs or bars. The UN is supporting the Malawian governments to end the practice and protect vulnerable people.
Making education safe for children with albinism in Malawi
May 26, 2020, at 09:08 pm
New Yok/IBNS: In Malawi, where children with albinism face attacks, and even ritual killings, going to school can expose them to life-threatening dangers. The UN is helping to make schools safer for these vulnerable students.
Lightning kills 10 in Africa's Malawi
Dec 17, 2019, at 10:58 pm
Lilongwe/Xinhua: At least 10 people have been killed by lightning in Malawi in East Africa since the rain season started in November, a situation weather experts and the police have described as worrisome.
New sensors protect vulnerable Malawians against deadly lightning
May 03, 2019, at 08:20 am
New York, May 3 (IBNS): The deadly threat of lightning strikes, as well as their damaging impact on a country’s development, has been recognized in a new project supported by the UN Development Programme (UNDP).
Mar 18, 2019, at 09:24 am
New York, Mar 18 (IBNS): The UN chief has expressed his sadness at the loss of life and displacement across Zimbabwe, as a result of the deadly Tropical Cyclone Idai, which has pounded Southern Africa in recent days, leaving at least 150 dead in Malawi alone, according to latest news reports.
UN chief sends condolences to families of Malawi flood victims
Mar 12, 2019, at 09:06 am
New York, Mar 12 (IBNS): UN Secretary-General António Guterres has extended his condolences to the families of flood victims across Malawi, where at least 23 have died in recent days, and to the Government and citizens of the country.
Death toll now at 30 in Malawi flooding
Mar 11, 2019, at 04:53 pm
Lilongwe, Mar 11 (Xinhua/UNI) The number of people killed in rain-induced flooding in Malawi has reached 30 with 377 others injured, the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) has confirmed.
Alarm over violent attacks on lawmakers, opposition in Malawi, ahead of elections
Jan 26, 2019, at 09:24 am
New York, Jan 26 (IBNS): In Malawi, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, voiced alarm on Friday over increasing, horrific violence there, linked to upcoming elections.
Nine countries join UN-supported network to halve maternal, newborn deaths in clinics
Feb 15, 2017, at 07:00 pm
New York, Feb 15 (Just Earth News): A health network is being created, with support of United Nations agencies, in nine countries – Bangladesh, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda – whose Governments have pledged to halve maternal and newborn deaths in health facilities by 2022.
UNICEF partners with the Government of Malawi to test first humanitarian drone in Africa
Dec 16, 2016, at 03:19 pm
New York, Dec 16 (Just Earth News): In cooperation with the Government of Malawi, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will establish an air corridor and use unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), known as drones, for humanitarian purposes, the agency announced on Thursday.
In Malawi, UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson spotlights efforts to end child marriage
Oct 11, 2016, at 01:42 pm
New York, Oct 11 (Just Earth News): Thanks to growing implementation of a law passed last year, child marriage may soon be a relic of Malawi’s past, and on the eve of the International Day of the Girl Child, UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson visited the country to celebrate the achievements of UN Women, the Malawian Government, local chiefs and girls who have returned to school after having their marriages annulled.
In Malawi, people with albinism face ‘total extinction’– UN rights expert
Apr 30, 2016, at 01:23 pm
New York, Apr 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A United Nations human rights expert on Friday warned that the atrocities faced by persons with albinism in Malawi render them “an endangered people group facing a risk of systemic extinction over time if nothing is done.â€
Surge in mob killings in Malawi draws serious concern of UN human rights office
Apr 06, 2016, at 01:07 pm
New York, Apr 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS):The United Nations human rights office on Tuesday expressed concern over the increased number of mob attacks in Malawi since the beginning of the year, in 2016 and called for Government agencies to support police and for the strengthening of the rule of law in the country to combat such violence.
UN agency welcomes Malawi’s decision to reopen former camp for Mozambique refugees
Mar 16, 2016, at 01:16 pm
New York, Mar 16(Just Earth News/IBNS):The United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday welcomed a decision by the Malawian Government to reopen a former refugee camp to help cope with the rising numbers of people fleeing internal fighting in Mozambique.