Malawian youth arts project wins UN SDG Action Award
(8 May 2019) Make Art /Stop AIDS (MASA): Youth, a project by Art and Global Health Centre Africa (ArtGlo) that uses arts to engage young people on issues of sexual and reproductive health rights...
View ArticleSecretary-General’s remarks at Wreath-Laying Ceremony – Day of UN Peacekeepers
24 May 2019 I am honoured to join you today to remember the brave women and men who have lost their lives while serving in UN Peacekeeping. More than 3,800 military, police and civilian peacekeepers...
View ArticleSecretary-General’s remarks at Captain Diagne Medal Ceremony – Day of UN...
24 May 2019 The world does not have many true heroes. But the late Private Chancy Chitete, of Malawi was indeed one of them and we unfortunately lost him last year. Private Chitete was serving with...
View ArticleHe died so I could live: UN peacekeeper from Tanzania pays tribute to fallen...
24 May 2019 But for the selfless bravery of the UN ‘blue helmet’ who dragged him to safety during a firefight against Congolese militiamen, it is unlikely that Corporal Ali Khamis Omary would be alive...
View ArticleSpotlight pilot phase improves access to justice for violence survivors
Access to justice for victims of gender-based violence in two of the six districts targeted by the Spotlight Initiative in Malawi is improving following implementation of the pilot phase of the...
View ArticleSpotlight pools local media power to end gender-based violence
The Spotlight Initiative, a new programme aimed at ending violence against women and girls, has partnered with a network of journalists to leverage their influence in stamping out gender-based violence...
View ArticleMarriage law needs strict implementation to end child marriage in Malawi
A report on traditional practices in Malawi has recommended strict implementation of the Marriage and Family Relations Act if the country is to win the fight against child marriage. The Malawi...
View ArticleMalawi needs to up AIDS fight despite progress
Despite achieving important progress in fighting HIV and AIDS, Malawi needs to seize available opportunities to reduce new infections and address the pandemic, including through implementation of the...
View ArticleBeijing +25 Report: Malawi presents report on progress towards gender equality
11 July 2019 In preparation for the upcoming 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and Adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the Malawi Government presented...
View ArticleAlert on fake UN Jobs – July 2019
Following enquiries the United Nations Office in Malawi has received, be advised that there is an ongoing fake recruitment process in the name of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights...
View ArticleStatement on Malawi Human Rights Situation by Spokesperson for UN High...
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date: 11 October 2019 MALAWI We are very concerned by an increase in violent protests across Malawi, and...
View ArticleCommunity radio stations fight malnutrition in Malawi
Every Tuesday afternoon at 4 o‘clock, a group of ten—called the Nkondezi nutrition group—gathers around a mobile phone in Nkondezi primary school hall in Nkhata Bay. They are tuned into 89.4MHz to...
View ArticlePerception Study on Social Norms around Violence Against Women and Girls...
On 17th October 2019, UN Women launched the Perception Study on Social Norms around Violence Against Women and Girls in Malawi in Lilongwe. The aim of the study was to gather baseline information and...
View ArticleStrengthening Technical College’s Approach to Creating Safe Learning Environment
Technical colleges across the country will now have guidelines for addressing misconduct, particularly forms of gender based violence. In the past, TEVET colleges had different approaches and responses...
View ArticleBuilding Awareness of Skills Training Options for Girls
A TEVET student at DAPP Mikolongwe Vocational School, Beatrice Alfred, has urged girls to choose technical education if they want to be financially independent. Alfred said this in Chikwawa during one...
View ArticleGiving children hope through Children’s Corners
Chikondi Children’s Corner is a colourful and vibrant Children’s Corner in Mchinji District. It has an exciting playground, with jungle gyms and swings, as well as a building that doubles as a...
View ArticleJalo Primary School gets easy access to clean water
Jalo Primary School is situated in Nkhotakota district, northern Malawi, and is home to 2,155 students (1,103 girls and 1,052 boys). In summer, the school can be scorching hot due to the warm air that...
View ArticleUNHCR registers over 41,000 people in congested Dzaleka Refugee Camp
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has registered a total of 41,109 refugees and asylum seekers in Dzaleka Refugee Camp, located in Dowa district. The refugees and asylum seekers mainly come...
View ArticleEliminating Gender Based Violence is Possible
Today, 25th November, is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The United Nations General Assembly designated the day for countries and individuals to reflect on violence...
View ArticleHuman Rights Day Statement by the United Nations Resident Coordinator for...
Today we celebrate the heart of why the United Nations was formed – Human Rights. The foundation of the United Nations in 1945 remains just as relevant today: Respect for human dignity in the form of...
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