Malawi has backed India’s candidature for a permanent seat in UN Security Council after Malawi President Peter Mutharika added his voice to the calls for reforming and restructuring of the Council in order to resolve conflicts surrounding Middle East and African nations. In his address at the 70th United Nations (UN) general assembly in New […]
United Nations (UN) office in Malawi, says the media needs to take the initiative to help citizens stay engaged in both localization and prioritization process of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Mia Sepo was speaking in the Capital city, Lilongwe on Wednesday afternoon during the meeting with members of Bwaila Media Club (BMC) to discuss SDG’s and […]
Every year scores of heads of state from around the world descend on New York for the General Assembly of the United Nations. Each of these heads of state claims he or she has a special message for the world during their respective addresses in the chamber. Yet after hundreds of these speeches, only 3 […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika added his voice to the calls for reforming and restructuring of the UN Security Council in order to resolve conflicts surrounding Middle East and African nations. In his address at the 70th United Nations (UN) general assembly in New York, on Tuesday, Mutharika commented on reforming the UN Security Council, saying […]
President Peter Mutharika has said in his speech to the United Nations General Assembly that his government will strive to achieve an AIDS-free generation in Malawi by ending the epidemic by 2030. Mutharika said Malawi will focus on expanding access to HIV treatment and prevention programs in order to reduce new HIV infections, saying AIDS is a […]
United Nations (UN) has advised Malawi that its development challenges are too great to afford wasting time on trivia, saying the country should stop “politicking between the polls” and instead focus on working together to build the nation. “When one follows the discussions and media reports, one sometimes wonders if Malawi is still in election […]
Exclusive: Nyasa Times exclusively publish some of the names that make an over 100 delegation to United Nations General Assembly in New York. According to local newspaper’s estimate—based on an average of four categories of external travel allowances in government—Capital Hill may have spent over $940 000 (K564 million) on the trip on average. For […]
The main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) on Thursday demanded the Democratic Progressive Party(DPP) led government to explain the use of 115 delegates who have been taken to to the UN General Assembly in New York. President Peter Mutharika has taken a delegation of over 100 people that included cabinet ministers, security aides and support staff to […]
President Peter Mutharika has brushed aside reports that he has taken a bloated entourage to New York for the United Nations General Assembly. Malawians are infuriated with reports that Mutharika’s administration has sponsored over 100 participants to the annual ritual of attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Commentators argue that of the […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika is headed for New York to attend the annual session of the United Nations General Assembly. Mutharika, who leave Malawi for United States on Monday, is expected to address the United Nations General Assembly. This year’s agenda, according to State House’s Gloria-Masanza Kanyang’wa, consists of 17 Sustainable Development Goals-SGDs and 169 targets […]
Principal Secretary for the Presidential Initiative on Safe Motherhood, Chimwemwe Chipungu, has told United Nations that Malawi government recognizes the importance of the youth in the national development of the country. He said Malawi will embark on effectively harnessing the potential of the youth and equip them with knowledge and skills necessary for their full […]
Malawian President Arthur Peter Mutharika has been appointed global champions for UN HeForShe campaign. According to the United Nations Headquarters, they identified President Mutharika for the appointment because of his commitment to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women; ending child marriages; and gender based violence. Meanwhile, State House press office has said Mutharika […]
The United Nations has welcomed the release of 13 persons from death row in Malawi in pursuant to a ruling of the Supreme Court of Appeal that prisoners sentenced to a mandatory death sentence are entitled to be resentenced. In 2007, in the Kafantayeni case, the High Court declared that mandatory death sentences were unconstitutional, […]
The United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights has written the Malawi government over allegations that regimeofficials have been intimidating activists who have been seeking for accountability for the National Aids Commission (NAC) financial abuses. At least 22 Civil Society Organisations in Malawi working in the realm of human rights, health and HIV/AIDS led mass […]
The United Nations Special Representative to the Secretary General on Violence against Children (VAC) Ms. Marta Santos Pais has asked Malawi to prioritize all forms of violence against children should be a priority for all in Malawi to combat negative consequences which violence has on children’s wellbeing and social progress. Santos Pais said this on […]
As a surge in violent attacks against people with albinism in Malawi and elsewhere rages on, the UN has made a strong appeal to authorities to prevent attacks and bring to justice alleged perpetrators. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein Zeid said in statement issued Tuesday the attacks against people with albinism subject them […]
Malawi’s former President Joyce Banda says women leaders are “risk takers; they are honest; and that they care about the people they serve”. “Women appoint fellow women and focus on big projects as well as on small social projects that touch women’s lives,” former President Banda said when she was a panellist at the UN […]
Malawi government should give the country a breakdown on how disaster response money have been spent, leader of opposition Lazarus Chakwera has demanded. Chakwera said in parliament that before making further adjustments and allocations to disaster funds, government should be transparent and accountable to what has been spent already. “It’s not enough just to say […]