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Statistics:

• Total population (2008): 14,3 million
• Gross national income per capita (2008- Atlas method current US$): 290
• Income share held by lowest 20%: n.a
• Life expectancy at birth m/f (years): 49/51 (2006)
• Rural population (% of total population) (2005): 83%
• Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) (2005): 35%
• Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births): 120 (2006)
• Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2006): 12.3%
• Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$ million): 55 (2007)

(Source: WHO, UNICEF, IFAD, DESA, World Bank)

Information from HLTF agencies

IMF

• Use IMF data mapper to get an insight into Malawi’s economic outlook, including key facts on demography, economy and balance of payments.
• Read more at: http://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/index.php
• To know more about most recent Malawi’s transactions with the IMF, read: http://www.imf.org/external/np/fin/tad/extrans1.aspx?memberKey1=630&endD...
• IMF has granted access to Malawi to its External Shock Facility to face deteriorating situation in tobacco sector due to fuel and fertilizers price increases in 2008. See more at: http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2008/new121008a.htm
• Negotiations are ongoing for the country to access the new IMF facility called ECF. More at: http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2009/pr09396.htm

UN

• See how UN Country Team is organized by Theme Groups in Malawi and what these groups have focussed on recently (5 clusters including economic growth and food security): http://www.unmalawi.org/un_mal_un_malawi.html
• Read more on how UN supports Malawi strategy via the UNDAF at: http://www.unmalawi.org/un_mal_undaf1.html

OECD

• Aid by sector at a glance in Malawi. Read more at: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/23/20/1882063.gif
• Donor coordination in Malawi: read more of the OECD 2006 survey to monitor Paris declaration. Malawi country chapter at: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/62/15/38984410.pdf
• And 2008 update at: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/25/30/42299351.pdf
• Gender in Malawi: http://genderindex.org/country/malawi

DESA

• Migration dynamics, including forced migration (IDPs) from DESA wall chart at: http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/2009Migration_Chart/ittmig...
• See wall chart on Rural Population, Development and the Environment that displays country-based information on various aspects of population, including changes in rural populations and their relationship with development and the environment: http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/2007_PopDevt/Rural_2007.pdf
• Malawi and gender: women carry the bucket of food security … http://www.unifem.org/progress/2008/media/POWW08_fig_chapter3.pdf

DPI

• More news on Malawi from UN news centre at: http://www.un.org/apps/news/search.asp and type Malawi in the search engine

ILO

• ILO has worked in Malawi up to recently to combat child labour. More at: http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_mas/---eval/documents/publ...
• Use NATLEX database to see how labour, social security and human rights legislation evolves in Malawi: http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex_browse.country?p_lang=en&p_country=MWI

UNDP

• Malawi MDGs 2008 progress report at: http://www.undp.org.mw/images/publications_and_reports/mdgs/Millennium_D...
• Latest Human Development Fact Sheet for Malawi by UNDP at: http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/country_fact_sheets/cty_fs_MWI.html
• UNDP work and projects on food security/poverty reduction in Malawi can be accessed via: http://www.undp.org.mw/index.php?option=com_allprojects&view=Active%20Pr...
• To know more about long term cooperation strategy between UNDP and Malawi, follow the link: http://www.undp.org.mw/images/publications_and_reports/reports/UNDP_Mala...

UN MDGs

• MDG Monitor tracks Malawi’s performance on achieving the MDGs. What about eradication of poverty and hunger? Read more at: http://www.mdgmonitor.org/factsheets_00.cfm?c=MWI&cd=

UNOHRLLS

• Country profile at http://www.unohrlls.org/en/orphan/103/

OHCHR

• Read more on human rights in Malawi at: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/countries/AfricaRegion/Pages/MWIndex.aspx

UNCTAD

• Read country fact-sheet on Malawi by UNCTAD at: http://www.unctad.org/sections/dite_dir/docs/wir09_fs_mw_en.pdf

WTO

• Malawi and WTO at: http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/countries_e/malawi_e.htm
• See also Malawi tariffs as at 2009: http://stat.wto.org/TariffProfile/WSDBTariffPFView.aspx?Language=E&Count... and http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tariffs_e/tariff_profiles_e/mwi_e.pdf

IFAD

• Country profile on rural poverty and food insecurity in Malawi. Who are the rural poor in Malawi and why are they poor? Read more at: http://www.ruralpovertyportal.org/web/guest/country/home/tags/malawi
• IFAD’s work in support of small farmers and local institutions in Malawi: http://operations.ifad.org/web/ifad/operations/country/home/tags/malawi

WB

• To see what the areas of cooperation are between the bank and Malawi, s per the Bank’s CAS please look at: http://go.worldbank.org/GZOBGT43S0
• See also 2007 Bank assessment on vulnerability and poverty at: http://go.worldbank.org/62Y1SINZC0
• And read more on World Bank work to support land and food security in the country through a recently extended programme: http://go.worldbank.org/S6PGS0ZEW0
• To get more on supported programmes, see also: http://siteresources.worldbank.org/MALAWIEXTN/Resources/Malawi_Brochure_...

FAO

• FAO’s country profile for Malawi at (browse various maps by entering the right box): http://www.fao.org/countryprofiles/index.asp?lang=en&ISO3=MWI
• FAO response to food crisis in Malawi, also based on an Inter-Agency Mission at: http://www.fao.org/isfp/country-information/malawi/en/
• Read also GIEWS early warning on unfavourable crops prospects in the country at: http://www.fao.org/giews/countrybrief/country.jsp?code=MWI
  and browse FAO price data and analysis using new FAO price-tool by country at http://www.fao.org/giews/pricetool/

WFP

• To have a quick glimpse at hunger hotspots in the country and WFP work in Malawi, go to the country page: http://www.wfp.org/countries/malawi
  and get more on WFP projects in Malawi at http://www.wfp.org/operations/list?tid=238&tid_1=All&field_id_value=
• To learn more about recently launched P4P (purchase for progress) initiative in the country go to: http://documents.wfp.org/stellent/groups/public/documents/communications...
• Read also latest update on food security situation as at January 2010 in the sub-region at (Malawi on page 4): http://documents.wfp.org/stellent/groups/public/documents/ena/wfp215676.pdf
  more from the Vulnerability Assessment Committee as at October 2009 http://documents.wfp.org/stellent/groups/public/documents/ena/wfp215008.pdf and read the fact-sheet of early 2009 on community household nutrition and food security facts at: http://documents.wfp.org/stellent/groups/public/documents/ena/wfp206419.pdf
• See also the findings of the annual 2009 joint assessment mission by WFP and UNHCR on how to assist refugees in Malawi: http://documents.wfp.org/stellent/groups/public/documents/ena/wfp212584.pdf
• Finally, to learn more about some assessment of the appropriateness of cash responses options read 2007 study at: http://documents.wfp.org/stellent/groups/public/documents/ena/wfp142180.pdf

UNHCR

• For some specific info on Malawi (including on needs assessment and follow-up strategy by UNCHR in the country and in the region) pls visit: http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/page?page=49e4856b6

OCHA

• See how CERF rapid response fund has been used in 2009 to respond to crises in Malawi: http://ochaonline.un.org/CERFaroundtheWorld/Malawi2009/tabid/5720/langua...
• Use also “irinnews” (independent comms project by OCHA) to get more news on Malawi: http://www.irinnews.org/Africa-Country.aspx?Country=MW

UNICEF

• Nutritional facts and basic statistics on Malawi with a focus on issues facing children in the country: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/malawi_2424.html
• Use UNICEF dataset for statistics and monitoring to generate your own charts on variables of your interest in child malnutrition in Malawi (stats can be compared with regional and sub-regional trends) by using: http://www.unicef.org/statistics/index_step2.php?sid=769da8d35b037a9b0c9...
• Read UNICEF immediate needs report for the country at: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/files/UNICEF_Malawi_Immediate_Needs_...

WHO

• More statistics on health, child mortality, water access and sanitation at WHO: http://www.who.int/countries/mwi/en/
• See country cooperation strategy and country health profile by browsing WHO regional site at: http://www.who.int/countryfocus/cooperation_strategy/ccs_mwi_en.pdf

UNEP

• Consult Africa Atlas on “Our changing environment” and see how UNEP is tracking DMDG 7 on environmental sustainability at http://www.unep.org/dewa/Africa/AfricaAtlas/
• And see environmental hot spots info (by using quick country search at the bottom of the page) at: http://na.unep.net/AfricaAtlas/index.php