Highlights
A total population of 640,009, representing 4% of the projected national population, will not be able to meet their food requirements during the 2014/15 consumption period, according to the Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee’s national food security forecast for April 2014 to March 2015.
A total of 1,832 children were admitted in therapeutic feeding centres in July 2014 , bringing the cumulative number of admissions to 25,313 in the 24 districts that were found to be food insecure during the 2013/14 consumption period.
UNICEF continues to support Community Management of Malnutrition Programmes in the food insecure districts, as well as across the country. During the reporting period, UNICEF supported an orientation workshop for new District Nutritionist’s at a CMAM Stakeholder meeting and also provided therapeutic supplies, materials and anthropometric equipment to all 29 districts.
UNICEF is supporting development of a nationwide National Plan of Action for Vulnerable Children, as well as a Violence Against Children response plan to reduce child protection threats and vulnerabilities.
These activities fundamentally aim to support the resilience of communities to withstand external shocks. Campaigning, empowerment and awareness raising activities that will change social norms and harmful practices which exacerbate abuse and exploitation during times of emergency will be undertaken.
