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New UN resident coordinator promises more support

Malawi now has a new resident coordinator of the United Nations (UN) and resident representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Maria Jose Torres Macho.

She replaces Mia Seppo who left the country in September last year after completing her mission.

UN Resident Coordinator for Malawi, Ms. Maria Jose Torres Macho

In an interview after meeting President Peter Mutharika, Torress Macho said she was delighted to be part of continued cooperation between the UN and Malawi.

She said:  “The UN has a long-standing cooperation with the Government of Malawi, which has yielded several gains such as the continued consolidation of Malawi’s democracy and promotion of human rights for all people, including those traditionally left behind in the development agenda,”

She added that the UN stands ready to partner with Malawi’s national institutions to overcome challenges related to high population growth, climate change, unemployment and corruption.

According to a press release from UN Malawi office, before her appointment to the country she was working in Columbia as UN senior post conflict Adviser.

Other posts within the UN which she has also held include head of the UN office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Colombia and deputy head of office for OCHA in the occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt).

“Ms. Torres Macho studied Law in Spain and holds a Master in European Studies by the Pontificia University of Salamanca, a Master in International Relations by the Free University of Brussels, and a Master of International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law (LLM) by Essex University,” reads part of the press release.

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