UN urges Malawi to join Global Coalition for Social Justice

STORY: UN urges Malawi to join Global Coalition for Social Justice SHOOTING TIME: May 1, 2024 DATELINE: May 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: BLANTYRE, Malawi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): REBECCA ADDA-DONTOH, United Nations (UN) country representative to Malawi 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): REBECCA ADDA-DONTOH, United Nations (UN) country representative to Malawi STORYLINE: Rebecca Adda-Dontoh, the United Nations (UN) country representative to Malawi, has urged the southeastern African country to join the Global Coalition for Social Justice that the UN established to guide policy decisions across the globe. The UN official made the appeal on Wednesday during the International Labor Day celebrations in Malawi's commercial city of Blantyre, where President Lazarus Chakwera was the special guest. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): REBECCA ADDA-DONTOH, United Nations (UN) country representative to Malawi "The UN through the International Labour Organization launched t

Tropical Cyclone Freddy dominates Labor Day speeches in Malawi

STORY: Tropical Cyclone Freddy dominates Labor Day speeches in Malawi DATELINE: May 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:23 LOCATION: Lilongwe CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rally 2. various of the podium 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LAZARUS CHAKWERA, Malawian President 4. various of the event 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): REBECCA ADDA-DONTOH, UN resident coordinator in Malawi STORYLINE: Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera has said the impacts of Tropical Cyclone Freddy are far from over. He said that the southern African country needs an additional 700 billion Kwacha (about 683 Million U.S. dollars) for recovery and reconstruction alone. According to the President, it is estimated that damage and losses caused by the cyclone exceed 500 million U.S. dollars. Workers in Malawi rallied Monday like fellow counterparts across the world to mark the International Workers' Day. In Lilongwe, large crowds gathered at Masintha Ground under the theme "Natural Disasters a Threat to Livelihoods and Decent Work: Creating D