The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has warned the Malawi Government to tread carefully on the implementation of its order to relocate refugees and asylum seekers back to Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa. The human rights watchdog fears the action may spark xenophobia against the refugees if the government does not handle the matter carefully. […]
The Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) has applauded the Malawi Government for delivering its first-ever presentation at the 46th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland. In his presentation, Minister of Justice Titus Mvalo said Malawi is a firm believer in multilateralism and as a member of the Human Rights […]
Malawi has been elected to the UN human rights council for the next three years on the 47-seat body during elections held on Tuesday conducted at the UN headquarters in New York. Under the council’s rules, seats are allocated to regions to ensure geographical representation. Four countries won Africa seats: Malawi, Ivory Coast, Gabon and Senegal. Russia and […]
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Wednesday donated 272 housing units for instant use by displaced people. UNHCR donated the much improved and durable tents to the Ministry of Disaster Management Affairs and Public Events. Speaking in Lilongwe during the official handover ceremony of the units, UNHCR Country Representative to Malawi Fatima Mahommed-Cole said the […]
Minister of Homeland Security Nicholas Dausi says government is committed to improve the welfare of refugees but wants organisations supporting refugees to embark on tangible projects in the host country. The minister said this on Tuesday at Sunbird Nkopola Lodge in Mangochi during a stakeholders’ consultative meeting on the comprehensive refugee response framework (CRRF). In […]
United Nation High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has advised the Malawi government to consider acquiring land which they can use to relocate perennial flood victims in the lower shire to move up land. UNHCR observed that because people have no land in the upland makes them have no choice but to move back to their […]
United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has rebuffed Malawi Government’s proposal to establish a new camp site for refugees at Katili in Karonga saying that the present conditions would make it hard for refugees to live. However, Malawi Government has insisted that it will go ahead with its plans to relocate the refugee camping […]
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said it has developed a comprehensive livelihoods strategic plan for Malawi operation. UNHCR Resident Representative to Malawi, Monique Ekoko disclosed this in Lilongwe Thursday during the presentation of the Household Socio Economic and Livelihoods Assessment (HSELA) and related reports for 2017 programming. She said the key priority area […]
Malawi Police in the northern border district of Karonga on Wednesday detained the fearless youth activist Steven Simsokwe for campaigning against the relocation of a refugee camp from Dzaleka in Dowa to Katili in Traditional Authority (T/A) Kyungu in Karonga. According to the police, the development comes after Simsokwe organized a massive sensitization campaign against […]
Government and United Nations officials in Malawi are helpless after over 300 Mozambican refugees refused to be relocated to Luwani Refugee camp in Mwanza from Kayisi in the same district. UNHCR Monique Koko said she does not understand why the refugees are refusing to relocate to a camp which has all the facilities including a […]
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Malawi has applauded the government and people of Malawi for opening their doors to Mozambican asylum seekers in need of international protection. The Mozambican asylum seekers are running away from civil war in their country between the government soldiers and the opposition RENAMO party rebels. UNHCR Representative in Malawi, […]