Chair of G77 and China in Geneva passes from Tanzania to Cambodia
On 25 January, Cambodia succeeded Tanzania in assuming the chairmanship of the Geneva Chapter of the Group of G77 and China. The bloc, a coalition of 135 developing nations, has…
Disaster Management: UN Partners NEMA To Strengthen Local Responses
BY EKHATOR RUTH ENIYE The Office of the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General on Disaster Risk Reduction says it will support Nigeria in building capacities of local…
United Nations Raises Alarm, Appeals For $396m For Urgent Hunger Response In Nigeria’s Northeast States
BY OMEIRE NATHANIEL KELLY To prevent a widespread hunger and malnutrition crisis in north-east Nigeria from turning fully catastrophic US$396 million is urgently needed to scale up humanitarian action in…
UN Must Recognise ‘Critical Emergency’ Malnutrition Crisis In Northwest Nigeria
BY OMEIRE NATHANIEL KELLY A malnutrition crisis in northwest Nigeria, described as catastrophic and a critical emergency, is yet to be recognised by the UN. The lack of recognition…