Malawi
A combined view of Malawi's UN General Assembly speeches, treaty commitments, and voting record.
The narrative paragraphs below are AI-generated syntheses of the data shown — the tables and figures themselves come directly from the underlying records, not from the AI.
Compare with another country →Speech history
Malawi's General Assembly rhetoric has evolved markedly toward multilateralism and moral urgency since 2007, shifting from data-heavy domestic reporting (32 multilateralism, 91 concreteness) to passionate calls for global solidarity and institutional reform (92 multilateralism in 2024). While early speeches stressed self-accountability and statistical proof of progress, recent addresses (2021–2025) have become more emotionally charged and collectively framed, with peaks at 91 emotional intensity in 2021 and sustained emphasis on demanding action from wealthy nations on climate, debt, and vaccines. Concreteness has remained moderate to good throughout, though the speaker has increasingly balanced concrete partnership examples with broader moral appeals rather than granular national metrics.
| Session | Multilateralism | Emotional intensity | Concreteness | Self-accountability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Low | Low | Very High | Very High |
| 2012 | Medium | High | High | High |
| 2013 | Medium | Low | Medium | High |
| 2014 | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
| 2016 | High | High | High | High |
| 2017 | High | High | Medium | Medium |
| 2018 | High | High | Medium | High |
| 2020 | Very High | Low | High | Medium |
| 2021 | High | Very High | High | Medium |
| 2022 | Very High | High | High | Medium |
| 2023 | High | High | High | Medium |
| 2024 | Very High | High | High | Medium |
| 2025 | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Treaty status
Full treaty record →Malawi has ratified all 24 treaties tracked, demonstrating comprehensive and unreserved commitment across every thematic pillar—arms control, environmental protection, human rights, international justice, and trade governance. Its full adoption of the Paris Agreement, Kyoto Protocol, and UN Convention to Combat Desertification reflects particular alignment with climate and land-sustainability issues, consistent with Malawi's vulnerability to environmental shocks. The country's ratification of the Rome Statute and all core human rights conventions further signals firm institutional backing for accountability and rights protection frameworks.
Arms control & security
- Arms Trade TreatyRatified
- Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban TreatyRatified
- Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their DestructionRatified
- Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear WeaponsRatified
Environment & climate
- Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their DisposalRatified
- Convention on Biological DiversityRatified
- Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone LayerRatified
- Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeRatified
- Minamata Convention on MercuryRatified
- Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone LayerRatified
- Paris AgreementRatified
- Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International TradeRatified
- Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic PollutantsRatified
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in AfricaRatified
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeRatified
Human rights
- Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or PunishmentRatified
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against WomenRatified
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesRatified
- Convention on the Rights of the ChildRatified
- International Covenant on Civil and Political RightsRatified
International justice
- Rome Statute of the International Criminal CourtRatified
Trade & governance
- United Nations Convention against CorruptionRatified
- United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized CrimeRatified
- United Nations Convention on the Law of the SeaRatified
Voting record
Full voting record →Malawi votes affirmatively on the overwhelming majority of General Assembly resolutions (67% yes votes, 15% abstentions, <1% no votes), indicating broad alignment with UN consensus positions. Historical dissents are rare and clustered in the 1970s–1980s, notably opposing resolutions on Palestinian assistance, South African apartheid in sports, Israeli occupation practices, and land-locked development—positions that suggest past tensions or constraints rather than a sustained pattern of principled opposition. Current voting behavior reflects strong multilateral cooperation and institutional conformity.
Notable dissents from consensus
Specific action related to the particular needs and problems of land-locked development countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1980-12-05 · voted N · 99% voted yes
Apartheid in sports : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1971-11-29 · voted N · 98% voted yes
Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1975-12-15 · voted N · 98% voted yes
Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1986-10-31 · voted N · 97% voted yes
Assistance to the Palestinian people : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1978-12-20 · voted N · 95% voted yes
Human development
Full HDI record →Human Development Index: 0.517 (Low), ranked #172 globally in 2023.
Combines life expectancy, education, and income into one comparable score, 0 to 1. Source: UNDP Human Development Report 2025 — deterministic figures, not AI-generated.
1990–2023