Monthly Archives: December, 2020

Disaster Risk Management

21 unaccounted for after large landslide hits southern Norway

Twenty-one people remain unaccounted for after a large landslide hit the village of Ask in southern Norway, police said on Wednesday, December 30, 2020. The...

Michael Simire - December 30, 2020

Water & Sanitation

Gombe moves to end open defecation by 2025

The Gombe State Government, in a bid to end open defecation by 2025, has declared a state of emergency on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene...

Michael Simire - December 30, 2020

Climate Change

China to further cut crude steel output for carbon neutrality target

China will resolutely cut the output of crude steel and ensure it falls year-on-year in 2021, a senior official said on Tuesday, December 29,...

Michael Simire - December 29, 2020

Disaster Risk Management

UNDP provides help for schools in Fiji affected by cyclone

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) is helping Fiji to reach out to communities severely affected by tropical cyclone Yasa. The aim is to ensure schools...

Michael Simire - December 29, 2020

Disaster Risk Management

Tropical storm moves towards Mozambique, emergency teams ready

Tropical storm Chalane is drifting towards Africa’s eastern coast with winds of 120 kilometres per hour and is expected to make landfall in Mozambique. The...

Michael Simire - December 29, 2020

Health

WHO lists achievements, says vaccination no guarantee of COVID-19 eradication

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has listed some of its achievements in combating COVID-19 in 2020, noting that vaccination is no guarantee of virus...

Michael Simire - December 29, 2020

Climate Change

UNDP stresses women journalists’ roles in achieving Nigeria’s NDCs

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has stressed the role of women journalists in its plans toward achieving Nigeria’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC). At the...

Michael Simire - December 29, 2020

Gender

Women empowerment: Copious win for the planet

What we all want is a liveable world, a future that will exist for generations unborn. Everyone wants a long, healthy and beautiful life,...

Michael Simire - December 29, 2020

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