Meshack Oguna Malo

UNFAO
Deputy Regional Representative for Africa

[Meshack Oguna Malo @maloguna]

Thanks to all @FAOSouthSudan

[FAO Director-General QU Dongyu @FAODG]

Pleased to unveil at @FAO a boat model that stands as a symbol of support for fishers in South Sudan. With generous funding from the Kingdom of the Netherlands, more efficient & longer lasting boats now sail the White Nile, helping fishers sustain their communities. #4Betters

[Meshack Oguna Malo @maloguna]

@emeliaarthur_ Thanks @emeliaarthur_ for the productive discussions. Great vision!! Count on FAO support.

[Hon. Emelia Arthur @emeliaarthur_]

I had productive discussions with the Assistant Director-General Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Africa , Abebe Haile-Gabriel, alongside officials from FAO Africa on deepening collaboration to advance sustainable fisheries and aquaculture development in Ghana.

Partnerships remain critical to transforming our agrifood systems, strengthening livelihoods, and ensuring the long-term sustainability of Ghana’s fisheries sector.

[FAO in Kenya @FAOKenya]

@maloguna led @FAO delegation: - Seid Fatouma, Brady Guilherme & @Irenewkimani had a meeting with Ntl. Assembly Speaker @HonWetangula & Clerk Mr. Samuel Njoroge.

@FAO & Govt. of Kenya will host the 3rd Global Parliamentary Summit against Hunger & Malnutrition in Nov. 2026.

[FAO in Africa @FAOAfrica]

In the UN magazine Africa Renewal, FAO Deputy Regional Representative for Africa Meshack Malo is interviewed about investing in productivity, technology and youth for Africa's agrifood systems transformation.

Read the full story here 👉🏿 https://t.co/b4fVCZAi6l

@maloguna

[UNMISS @unmissmedia]

“It’s not just the @UN that lost a leader, humanity has lost one of its truest champions.” #UNMISS colleagues pay tribute to Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in #SouthSudan 🇸🇸. His extraordinary contributions to peace will continue to inspire us🕊️

[Meshack Oguna Malo @maloguna]

Well said and thanks @Jay_Naidoo
RIP my friend Fink. Was so fortunate to be mentored by him.

[Jay Naidoo @Jay_Naidoo]

The Continuity of Fink Haysom
Tribute to a Patriot. 18.03.2026

I met Fink Haysom and Mary Ann Calkin in 1979, at a time when South Africa was burning with repression and possibility. I was a young activist shaped by the aftermath of the Soweto Uprising and the brutal murder of Steve Biko. We had gone underground. Many were detained. Many others went into exile.

It was in this crucible that I encountered Fink and Mary Ann, among the first white comrades who treated me as an equal in struggle and in life. I was 25. Through them, and through the emerging union movement, I began to understand organisation, discipline, and the deeper meaning of working class solidarity.

Fink Haysom was, and remains to me, a deeply principled patriot. As a revolutionary, I bow my head to him. He carried integrity not as a slogan, but as a way of being, quiet, consistent, and unwavering. He sought common ground, mediated with humility, and stood firmly for justice without ego.

Like Nelson Mandela, he understood that compassion and forgiveness are the lifeblood of freedom.

But like all of us in the freedom struggle, the journey came at a cost.

It was not easy on our families especially our children. Our long absences, the constant danger, the demands of the struggle these left deep wounds. Many families were stretched, some broken. This is the unforgiving side of politics that history does not always record.

I know personally the pain that prolonged absence brings. The quiet cost carried by those who wait, who endure, who hold the home while we fight in the world.

And perhaps this is why the inner journey mattered so much.

Madiba often reminded us that the most difficult path is the one within from the cesspool of the mind, with its ego, cravings, and attachments, toward a place of pure compassion and forgiveness and seat of soul in a heart centered leadership.

It is a lifelong journey.

And in Fink, I saw someone who walked that path with sincerity. He had a good head and a good heart. And to hold both, in balance, is no small achievement.

What is striking about Fink’s life is its continuity.

There was no rupture between the struggle years and what came after. When he served alongside Madiba in the Presidency, it was not a shift into power, it was a continuation of service. The same values that guided him in the underground and in the labour movement integrity, dialogue, non-racialism, and justice remained intact.

And when he moved into his work with the United Nations, that continuity deepened rather than diluted.

He carried the lessons of South Africa into the global arena:
•the understanding that peace cannot be imposed it must be negotiated
•that dignity is the foundation of stability
•that reconciliation is not weakness, but strength
•and that humanity must always come before power

In conflict zones and fragile states, he did not arrive as a bureaucrat. He arrived as a comrade of humanity someone shaped by struggle, grounded in humility, and committed to building bridges where others saw divisions.

His life was not a series of roles. It was a single thread of service.

From the streets of resistance, to the Presidency, to the United Nations there was a seamless arc. No contradiction. No loss of moral centre.

This is what made him rare.

In a world where many are changed by proximity to power, Fink remained anchored. His journey reminds us that true leadership is not about position it is about continuity of values across time, place, and circumstance.

And perhaps that is his deepest lesson to us:

That the struggle does not end when freedom is won.
It simply changes form.
And those who carry it with integrity become bridges between worlds.

🙏🏾❤️

[Meshack Oguna Malo @maloguna]

Such a privilege to give opening remarks @UNOSSC online capacity building on Agriculture Mechanization.

[UNOSSC @UNOSSC]

The 1st session of the Online Capacity Building & #SouthSouth Exchange Series on Agricultural Mechanization was a success, organized by @UNOSSC & @FAO under the Global South-South Development Center Phase II (GSSDC II), with support from China.

[FAO Madagascar @FAOMadagascar]

🤝During his mission to Madagascar, @maloguna , Deputy Regional Representative for Africa at @FAOAfrica, met with the FAO country office 🇰🇲 🇲🇬 🇲🇺 🇸🇨 staff to discuss strategic planning, coordination, and partnerships to strengthen FAO’s impact on sustainable food systems.

[FAO Subregional Office for Southern Africa @faosfsafrica]

📢🌾Happening Now

@FAO is participating in the 10th General Meeting of #CARD in Madagascar🇲🇬 (9–12 Mar 2026). FAO Africa Deputy Regional Rep. @maloguna joins partners to advance resilient & sustainable rice production across Sub-Saharan Africa.

#RiceDevelopment #FoodSecurity

[Meshack Oguna Malo @maloguna]

@FirasbinRaad @WorldBankAfrica Great Firas

[FAO in South Sudan @FAOSouthSudan]

The dry season will not stop El Jazera farmers in Torit from growing food & supplying fresh # Vegetables to boost #Nutrition 🥬🍅

With solar water pumps ☀️💧 from @FAO, in partnership with @mafs_ss, they turn sunlight into energy to irrigate farms.

Thanks to @WorldBank.

[FAO in South Sudan @FAOSouthSudan]

Our partnership with @mafs_ss is making a real difference!

In Gimunu Boma, Yei, farmers trained by FAO & equipped with seeds & farming tools are now supplying 🥬 cabbages & 🧅 onions to the market.

This boosts #Income & strengthens #Nutrition & #FoodSecurity.

🙏 @WorldBank

[FAO in South Sudan @FAOSouthSudan]

Through reforestation with tree & fruit seedlings 🌳🍎, FAO is restoring degraded forests, tackling #ClimateChange & strengthening #FoodSecurity.

These efforts also create sustainable livelihoods.

Thanks to @WorldBank for the funding & our continued partnership with @mafs_ss.

[FAO in South Sudan @FAOSouthSudan]

With @WorldBank funding, FAO, in partnership with @mafs_ss, is safeguarding livelihoods by vaccinating & treating around 100 000 livestock in Twic East County🐄🐑🐐

Healthy animals boost #FoodSecurity & #Income for pastoral communities 💚

[FAO in South Sudan @FAOSouthSudan]

Thank you to our generous donors! Your partnership with @FAO is transforming lives 🤝

Together, we deliver seeds, tools, training, fishing kits & livestock care, helping families grow food, earn income & build #Resilience.

Every contribution brings us closer to #FoodSecurity.

[FAO in South Sudan @FAOSouthSudan]

Happy New Year!

In 2026, FAO reaffirms its commitment to fight hunger & strengthen #FoodSecurity.

With donors, partners & communities, we’ll keep working tirelessly so no one is left behind.

🤝 Collaboration saves lives
🌱 Food security builds hope
💚 Your support matters

[FAO in South Sudan @FAOSouthSudan]

To strengthen self-reliance, @FAO, in partnership with @mafs_ss, distributed 30 canoes to 10 fisher groups in Jur River County 🛶

✅ Over 300 households will benefit, boosting #FoodSecurity & generating income through fish sales 🎣
🙏 Thanks to @WorldBank for the support.

[FAO in South Sudan @FAOSouthSudan]

.@FAO has harvested & baled hay in Kapoeta to prepare for feed scarcity during the 🌵 dry season. This #Fodder will help maintain livestock body condition & sustain milk 🐄 for pastoralist families facing climate shocks.

🙏 Thanks @AfDB_Group for supporting #Resilience!

[FAO in South Sudan @FAOSouthSudan]

🙏 to @EUinSouthSudan, the 2nd Green & Resilient Economy Steering Committee Meeting in Rumbek was a success.

Govt & partners reviewed progress, shared lessons & aligned on next steps under #GRACE to advance climate-resilient agricultural value chains.
🤝 @WFP_SouthSudan @ITCnews