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Malawi launches the 2017 African Union theme
The Minister of Youth, Labour and Manpower development in Malawi with support from UNFPA launched the 2017 African Union theme “Harnessing the... Read more
UNFPA mourns passing of Executive Director
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 5 June 2017—With profound sadness, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, announces that its Executive Director, Dr.... Read more
“I have done more than 800 Obstetric fistula repairs in three years”– The story of Dr. Enette Chipungu
Lilongwe, Malawi - Every day she walks into the Fistula repair centre at Bwaila Hospital in Lilongwe with delight and hope to restore women’s dignity... Read more
Hope, healing, and dignity for all
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, 23 May 2017 Over the past year, I followed the total transformation of two women’s... Read more
Pad making skill spills over to out of school girls
There is a special day every week that girls at Lifidzi Primary School in Salima district meet and make their sanitary pads using locally available... Read more
UNFPA MALAWI – 2016 GLOBAL WINNER OF THE UNFPA GOOD PRACTICES COMPETITION
An innovation conceptualised in 2015 during the implementation the Gender Equality and Women Empowerment (GEWE) programme funded by the European... Read more
Malawi releases 2015-16 Demographic and Health Survey findings
The 2015-16 Demographic and Health Survey-DHS- findings were recently released in Lilongwe where among key findings; the maternal mortality ratio has... Read more
I have had a boyfriend; I have been pregnant; I have been married and I am now back in school: The story of Alinafe
It only takes her about 15 minutes to walk from her village, Sanyama to Katelera primary school. She is 15 years and is in standard seven. She has... Read more
Community One stop centre brought my family back
Having dropped out from Domasi Secondary school in Zomba while in form three in 2007, Daniel Kasekwe, 32 years old, had no other option but getting... Read more
Special Representative of the UN Secretary General on Violence against Children and Women, Marta Santos Pais commends UNFPA Malawi
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General on Violence against Children and Women, Marta Santos Pais has commended UNFPA Malawi for its... Read more