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16 February 2022
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UNFPA offers hope to Tropical Storm Ana survivors
When Tropical Storm Ana hit Nsanje district in Malawi, thousands fled to upland camps for safety due to widespread flooding. In the camps, the flood survivors were met with…
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10 February 2022
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Displaced people lauds UNFPA response in disaster hit district
The effects of Tropical Ana Storm are still being felt in Malawi weeks after it made landfall in neighbouring Mozambique. Many people in the country have been left destitute and…
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07 February 2022
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Cyclone Ana: Young people face grim future in camps
Young people living in shelters for displaced people are facing various challenges after Cyclone Ana destroyed their homes and livelihoods. UNFPA is reaching out to young women…
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02 February 2022
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Cyclone Ana pose threats to maternal health in Malawi
In Malawi, Tropical Storm ANA caused heavy flooding due to a lot of heavy rainfall and strong winds destroying property and displacing thousands. The displaced people are…
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02 February 2022
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UNFPA empowering youth to tackle GBV in camps
Tropical Storm Ana, and subsequently Cyclone Gombe have battered southern Malawi, bringing heavy rains and flooding to multiple districts. The heavy rains resulted in extensive…
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02 December 2021
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Men have a crucial role to play in ending gender-based violence, and we must act now
Boys are perceived as weak if they demonstrate simple natural traits such as empathy. We need to work to reverse these kinds of myths that are holding back men and women together.
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06 October 2021
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Saved from child marriage: hope for a new beginning
Malawi has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world with approximately 1 in 2 girls being married before the legal age of 18. About 30 percent of girls give birth…
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14 September 2021
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Saving girls from early marriages
Led by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the Safe Space Model forms part of activities under the Spotlight Initiative being implemented by the United Nations, the…
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07 September 2021
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Advocating for better services for persons with disabilities
The 2018 Population and Housing Census indicates that there are 1,734,250 persons with disabilities in Malawi aged 5 years and above, representing about 11.6 percent of the total…
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