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- Shaping the Recovery of Malawi, Helen Clark’s Visit
  
  Lilongwe - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator, Ms. Helen Clark today wrapped up her three day mission to Malawi. During her mission, she spoke at the official launch of the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) report on Thursday after which she proceeded to deliver a lecture on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at Malawi Parliament.
  
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- Malawi’s launches the country’s first Public Environmental Expenditure Review
  
  Malawi’s launches the country’s first Public Environmental Expenditure Review Malawi’s economy and the livelihoods of a majority of the population are largely dependent on different environment and natural resources (ENR).
  
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- Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator Lecture on “The New Global Development Agenda and Malawi”
  
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- Speech by Helen Clark at the Official Launch of the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) Report in Lilongwe
  
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- UNDP Administrator Helen Clark visits Malawi – 17th to 19th June 2015
  
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- The Government of Malawi and UNDP conduct an Agribusiness Supplier Development Programme (ASDP) Training
  
  On May, 26, the Malawi government through the Ministry of Trade and Industry and UNDP organized a two day training on the Agribusiness Supplier Development Programme (ASDP).
  
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- Crop diversification, an asset to farmers in Balaka district
  
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- Fish pond improving women’s lives in Mwanza
  
  Through support from the project, Government has incorporated and mainstreamed SLM principles in three (3) policies namely Water Resources Policy (2013), Fisheries Policy (2013) and Forestry Policies (2013). This has seen the construction of fish ponds in the districts where the project is being implemented.
  
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- Conservation Farming, a source of a healthy family in T/A Kunthembwe area
  
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- Farmers in Neno scale up livelihoods and income generating activities through Sustainable Land Management
  
  Potato growing farmers have created their own market in Chandamale village in Neno district. The farmers belong to the first and only cooperative in the area.
  
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- UNDP Assistant Secretary General and Director of the UNDP Crisis Response Unit Visits Malawi
  
  UNDP Assistant Secretary General and Director of the UNDP Crisis Response Unit, Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu visited Malawi from March 22 to March 25th, 2015. The purpose of the mission was to appreciate the situation on the ground following the disaster that Malawi experienced.
  
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- Designing climate change adaptation initiatives: Malawi decides
  
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- Village savings and loans group makes 5000% growth on their income within 10 months
  
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- Promoting natural forest conservation through beekeeping in Tukombo-Kande landscape in Northern Malawi
  
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- UN stepping up humanitarian efforts in Malawi’s flood-hit areas
  
  The United Nations, working with a wide range of partners on the ground, has stepped up its support to the Government of Malawi as it works to save lives and bring food, medicine and other vital supplies to flood-affected areas.
  
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- Fishermen fight deforestation in Nkhata Bay
  
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- UNDP's support for the elections in Malawi
  
  Voters in Malawi headed to the polls on Tuesday, fifty years after the country’s independence. Over 7.4 million people were registered to vote, a 16 percent increase from the elections in 2009, and according to the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), the majority were women.
  
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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN’s global development network, working in 177 countries and territories. In Malawi, UNDP is supporting the Government to use development resources effectively and accountably to achieve the objectives of the Malawi Growth and Development Strategy II and attain the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). We have several projects in four broad development areas of democratic governance, poverty reduction, environment and climate change and capacity development.

Malawi introduces ban on thin plastic

The initial attempt to ban thin plastics was introduced in December 2012 but was suspended a month later as the Plastic Manufacturers Association of Malawi (PMAM) obtained a court order against the ban...

Malawi’s appraisal manual and preparation handbook for Public Sector Investments includes poverty-environment guidelines

The Government of Malawi has in 2015, with support of the UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative (PEI) included poverty-environment related guidance in the Public Sector Investment Programme Appraisal Manual and Preparation Handbook...

Malawi includes chapter on inclusive environment and natural resource mainstreaming in Guide to Executive Decision-Making Handbook

In June 2015 the Office of the President in Malawi officially approved a Guide to Executive Decision-Making Processes Handbook outlining the processes and procedures to be followed in policy development in Malawi’s public service.

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Shaping the Recovery of Malawi, Helen Clark’s Visit

Malawi’s launches the country’s first Public Environmental Expenditure Review

Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator Lecture on “The New Global Development Agenda and Malawi”

Speech by Helen Clark at the Official Launch of the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) Report in Lilongwe

UNDP Administrator Helen Clark visits Malawi – 17th to 19th June 2015

The Government of Malawi and UNDP conduct an Agribusiness Supplier Development Programme (ASDP) Training

Crop diversification, an asset to farmers in Balaka district

Fish pond improving women’s lives in Mwanza

Conservation Farming, a source of a healthy family in T/A Kunthembwe area

Farmers in Neno scale up livelihoods and income generating activities through Sustainable Land Management

UNDP Assistant Secretary General and Director of the UNDP Crisis Response Unit Visits Malawi

Designing climate change adaptation initiatives: Malawi decides

Village savings and loans group makes 5000% growth on their income within 10 months

Promoting natural forest conservation through beekeeping in Tukombo-Kande landscape in Northern Malawi

UN stepping up humanitarian efforts in Malawi’s flood-hit areas

Fishermen fight deforestation in Nkhata Bay

UNDP's support for the elections in Malawi

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Malawi introduces ban on thin plastic

Malawi’s appraisal manual and preparation handbook for Public Sector Investments includes poverty-environment guidelines

Malawi includes chapter on inclusive environment and natural resource mainstreaming in Guide to Executive Decision-Making Handbook

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