The Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Mr. Olivier De Schutter, conducted a mission to Malawi from 12 to 22 July 2013, at the invitation of the Government.
The mission took place at a time the country is making important choices for its near- and long term future. On 8 June 2013, the President, Her Excellency Mrs. Joyce Banda, announced at the G8 ‘Nutrition for Growth Summit’ in London, that Malawi had joined the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, an agreement materialized in a Country Cooperation Framework that includes a series of policy commitments engaging the country for the years to come.
The 2014 elections and the 50th Anniversary of Independence (‘Malawi at 50’) also provide opportunities for a national dialogue on a renewed comprehensive vision for the country: this was also the goal of the national consultations held to shape the Malawi Post-2015 Development Agenda.