Rural Malawi Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis March 2010

Experts from different organizations have contributed to the drafting of this report, including from WFP: Mr Lazarus Gonani, Ms Grace Matewere, Ms Dorothy Tembo, Mr Victor Mhango, Ms Chiara Brunelli, Mr Eric Kenefick, Mr Andrea Berardo and Mr Maliki Amadou Mahamane; from the Government: Mr Ishmael Gondwe, Mr Richard Kajombo, Mr Frederick Msiska, Mr Benjamin Banda and Mr Andrew Jamali; and from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Mr Samson Kankhande.
The report has been reviewed and cleared by the Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee (MVAC) under the coordination of Dr Hannock Kumwenda, Director of the Ministry of Development Planning and Cooperation, and the CFSVA task force, chaired by Mr Ishmael Gondwe from the National Statistical Office.
Other task force members include Mr Richard Kajombo from Ministry of evelopment Planning and Cooperation, Mr Frederick Msiska from Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Mr Benjamin Banda and Mr Andrew Jamali from the National Statistical Office, Mr Samson Kankhande from FAO and Mr Lazarus Gonani,
Ms Grace Matewere, and Ms Dorothy Tembo from WFP.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is pleased to announce the arrival of the new Representative and Country Director, Mr. Abdoulaye Diop.

A Malian citizen, Diop presented his credentials to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor Etta Banda, and MP on 5 March 2010.

Prior to this appointment, Diop served on several diplomatic missions as the Malian Ambassador to the United States, accredited to Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Uruguay and Peru with residence in Washington DC, World Bank and IMF.

Diop has also served as a vice-chairman of the Board of Directors of the Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa, a non-governmental organization based in Washington DC.  Diop has also been a Senior Adviser to the President of the Republic of Mali and member of the Steering Committee of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD)