Development
Malawi is likely to achieve only four of the eight MDGs namely: Reduce child mortality; Combat HIV, malaria and other diseases; Ensure environmental sustainability; and Develop global partnerships for development. However, close scrutiny point to alarming statistics: Rural poverty in Malawi remains widespread.
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World News in Brief: Haiti’s humanitarian crisis, disease outbreaks in Sudan, UK sentencing reform
As Haiti faces a situation of “absolute brutal violence”, the deployment of…
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African women on the frontline of peacekeeping
For over a year, a group of United Nations peacekeepers from Ghana…
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World News in Brief: Somalia floods, Sudan cholera update, genocide prevention
Flooding in Somalia has uprooted more than one million people and killed…
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Security Council agrees to terminate UN mission in Sudan
The Security Council on Friday decided to terminate the mandate of the…
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African Development Bank prioritizes energy, transport, water and agriculture in Malawi
The Bank will continue to deepen its engagement with Malawi to further…
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Kenya: African Development Bank commits more than €101 million to boost access to electricity
The project will improve electricity access for households, social infrastructure and micro,…
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Needs rise as flooding spreads in Somalia
Deadly torrential rains and floods have affected more than two million people…
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Somali-born champion of refugee education wins top UNHCR award
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced today that Abdullahi Mire –…
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UN and African Union sign new human rights agreement
The United Nations and the African Union have reinforced their partnership following…
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Parley challenges civil rights groups to end girls’ early marriages
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The Parliamentary Committee on Social Welfare has challenged civil rights grouping to…
