Tag:Covid-19 Pandemic

Health

PTF: Nine months of combating COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria

It has been nine months of rigorous response against the COVID-19 pandemic by the Nigerian authorities. The activity, which has been centrally coordinated by...

Michael Simire - December 13, 2020

Health

Lagos gov, Sanwo-Olu, tests positive to COVID-19

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says that Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has tested positive for COVID-19. Abayomi, who disclosed this through series...

Michael Simire - December 12, 2020

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GEF Council moves to boost nature protection amid pandemic

Representatives of the Global Environment Facility’s 184 member countries moved this week, during a virtual meeting, to financially support countries seeking to protect nature...

Michael Simire - December 11, 2020

Climate Change

Paris Agreement at 5: Climate leadership key to limit warming to 1.5°C in post-Covid19 era – Campaigners

Ahead of the UN/UK/France hosted Climate Ambition Summit to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement on December 12, 2020, civil society representatives from Climate...

Michael Simire - December 11, 2020

Climate Change

Green pandemic recovery essential to close climate action gap – UN report

A green pandemic recovery could cut up to 25 per cent offpredicted 2030 greenhouse gas emissions and bring the world closer to meeting the...

Michael Simire - December 9, 2020

Human Welfare

UN says number of displaced people surpassed 80m during pandemic

The global number of refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) climbed above 80 million at the middle of this year, according to an estimate...

Michael Simire - December 9, 2020

Climate Change

IPCC opens first virtual session to consider budget

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has opened a meeting in hybrid format to consider essential business as work on the Sixth Assessment Report...

Michael Simire - December 7, 2020

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