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NATIONAL ADVOCANCY PLATFORM HAVE OFFERED THEIR CONDOLENCES TO PRESIDENT DR LAZARUS CHAKWERA ON DEATH OF VICE PRESIDENT DR SAULOSI KRAUS CHILIMA

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  National Advocacy Platform (NAP), a grouping of various Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), have offered their condolences to President Lazarus Chakwera on the death of Vice-President Saulos Chilima and eight others who perished in a military plane crash on MondayThe CSOs, who were led by their chairperson Benedicto Kondwe, offered their condolences to the President this afternoon at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe. During the meeting, Kondowe said they are in solidarity with Chakwera and all Malawians during this period, adding that they will play their role of uniting people as they mourn the fallen Vice-President. He said: "As non-State actors, we will stand by you to make sure that peace prevails during this trying period". Similarly, Malawi Human Rights Consultative Committee chairperson Robert Mkwezalamba, said: "We remain committed to playing our role to ensure that peace and national security are maintained".On his part, Chakwera expressed his profound gratitude

ISRAEL PUSHES DEEPER INTO RAFAH BUT GAZA EXIT PLAN REMAINS UNCLEAR

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  Israel pushes deeper Into Rafah, but Gaza exit plan remains unclear. The Israel military withdrew its forces from the northern town of Jabaliya in Gaza on Friday, leaving behind scenes of devastation, returning residents said. Smoke billows above a war-torn landscape,. Smoke billowing after an Israel bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Friday.Credit...Eyad Baba/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images.The Israel military said on Friday that its forces had advanced into central Rafah, pushing even more deeply into the southern Gaza city despite an international backlash and pressure from allies to scale back the latest offensive and agree to a cease-fire. Israel special forces were engaging in “intelligence-based targeted raids” in central Rafah, the Israel military said in a statement. It added that troops were performing “focused and low-intensity operations” in the city. On Wednesday, the military announced that it had established “operational control” over the border zon

WHO GLOBAL MALARIA PROGRAMME LAUNCHES NEW OPERATION STRATEGY

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Ahead of World Malaria Day, the WHO Global Malaria Programme published a new operational strategy outlining its priorities and key activities up to 2030 to help change the trajectory of malaria trends, with a view to achieving the global malaria targets. The strategy outlines 4 strategic objectives where WHO will focus its efforts, including developing norms and standards, introducing new tools and innovation, promoting strategic information for impact, and providing technical leadership of the global malaria response.In recent years, progress towards critical targets of the WHO Global technical strategy for malaria 2016-2030 has stalled, particularly in countries that carry a high burden of the disease. In 2022 there were an estimated 608 000 malaria-related deaths and 249 million new malaria cases globally, with young children in Africa bearing the brunt of the disease. Millions of people continue to miss out on the services they need to prevent, detect, and treat malaria. Additional

UNICEF LAUNCHES US$ 20 MILLION APPEAL TO SUPPORT 96,000 CHILDREN AFFECTED BY RECENT EARTHQUAKE IN WESTERN AFGHANISTAN

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UNICEF launches US$ 20 million appeal to support 96,000 children affected by recent earthquakes in western Afghanistan over the next three months, life-saving humanitarian assistance will reach over 200,000 people – including 96,000 children – living in the most devastated and vulnerable areas of Herat province12 October 2023.KABUL, 12 October 2023 – Over 90 per cent of those reported killed in Afghanistan’s recent earthquakes are women and children. In Zinda Jan district alone, over 11,500 people saw their homes completely flattened.With two 6.3-magnitude quakes shaking the region over just five days, and over 1,000 people killed[1], there are thousands more in need of urgent, life-saving assistance. UNICEF launched a funding appeal on Wednesday for an initial US$ 20 million, which includes:First aid, emergency and trauma care for newborns, children, adolescents, and women in both urban health facilities and through mobile health teams.Oral rehydration points to prevent or respond to
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 BAMBO WINA WATEMEDWA MODETSA NKHAWA NDI MKAZ WAKE ATAMUPEZA AKUPANGA ZADAMA NDI MKAZI WINA Bambo wina watemedwa pakhosi ndi mkazi wake ku Chigwiri m'boma la Lilongwe atamupeza akupanga zadama ndi mkazi wachibwezi. Izi zachitika potengera kuti mamunai wakhala akuzembera mkazi wake mwakanthawi zomwe zidapangitsa kuti mkaziyu ayambe kufufuza kumene kumapta mamunai. Mkaziyu adauzidwapo zakhalidwe komaso mayende mmene akuchitira mamunai zimene zidapangitsa kuti ayambe kafukufuku choncho mkaziyu adatenga pwitika ndikuyamba kulondola kumene kudali mamunai. Mkaziyu adawapezadi ndipo posakhalitsa adakhapa khosi lamamunai mopitilira zimene zidapangitsa kuti mamunai ataye magazi ochuluka kwambiri. Zitachitika izi, mamunai adatengeredwa kuchipatala cha Kamuzu Central ku Lilongwe kumene adakalandila thandizo lamagazi komaso kusokedwa bala . Nkhanza mmabanja zilimo ndipo zikuchitika, zimaoneka zophweka mamuna akachitilidwa nkhanza , inde mkazi amatengeredwa kuchitokosi kapena kuti (police) pach