Norwegian Chargée d’affaires attends the opening of two new all female-prison wards

Embassy // 25/08/2010 //

Female inmates witness considerable improvements to their living conditions as they move into the recently constructed prison wards at Maula Prison in Lilongwe.

Desmond Tutu speaking at ISFiT 2009
Photo: ISFIT/Fotogjengen ved Studentersamfundet i Trondjem

24.08.2010 //

ISFiT -The International Student Festival in Trondheim, one of the world’s largest student festivals, is being held in Norway in February 2011. The theme for this year’s festival is global health. The application deadline is 30 September.

News and events // 27/07/2010 //

Ambassador Bjørn Johannessen remarks on Malawi's progress on women empowerment to the country's leading daily newspaper, The Nation

Embassy // 16/07/2010 //

A day of joy was celebrated at the University of Mzuzu when the first all-female student accommodation was officially inaugurated this week by the Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Hon. George Chaponda, MP, and the Norwegian Ambassador, Bjørn Johannessen.

Yoeun Sam En of Cambodia lost both arms and his sight in 2004 as he attempted to destroy four “bombies” his children had found while playing.
Photo: werneranderson.no

29.07.2010 //

1 August 2010 marks a triumph for international humanitarian efforts as the Convention on Cluster Munitions enters into force.

News and events // 19/07/2010 //

On his recent trip to Blantyre the Norwegian Ambassador, Mr. Bjørn Johannessen, paid tribute to the late Aleke Banda, former editor of the Nation Publications Ltd. and one of Malawi’s most influential politicians.

Benefit-sharing Fund: Call for Proposals 2010

News and events // 02/07/2010 //

The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture has now opened its 2010 Call for Proposals under the Benefit-sharing Fund.

Norwegian Chargée d’affaires attends the opening of two new all female-prison wards

Student festival on global health

Empowerment of Women: Achievements and Challenges

First Girls' Hostel at the University of Mzuzu

A milestone for the Convention on Cluster Munitions

Ambassador Bjørn Johannessen pays tribute to Aleke Banda

Benefit-sharing Fund: Call for Proposals 2010

Royal Norwegian Embassy in Lilongwe