The Daily IIJ

There are fears that the activities of radical Islamist group, Boko Haram, will make it difficult for the World Food Programme (WFP) to source its supply from Nigeria to affected areas in the Sahel region, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food has stated. Read more http://www.globalnewsreel.com/2012/02/un-on-food-security.html#more

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Action Aid The Gambia Policy and Advocacy Manager, Mr. Lamin Nyangado has told a group of Gambian journalists that accountability goes with effective communication. “When we talk about accountability, we are not only talking about money, but accurate information for the benefit of citizens especial the local communities.”

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MANILA — Where was President Benigno S. Aquino III on Sunday evening, as the people of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan cities and several other areas in Visayas and Mindanao grappled with the devastation of tropical storm Sendong? Apparently, partying with his security personnel in Malacanang, and laughing and exchanging jokes with actresses.

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Young people from across the world have today taken a stand, refusing to accept the prospect of a toothless treaty from leaders that claim to represent them. With their future under threat, young people are making their presence felt and their voices heard at the UN climate talks in Durban, South Africa. As climate talks [...]

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Discussions around the severity of the October 2011 flooding in slum urban communities in Accra, particularly around the area called Sodom and Gomorrah, are controversial. Majority of the media coverage blamed poor drainage and solid waste management systems in the capital as the culprit, while others linked the intensity of the rains to climate change. [...]

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The United Nations has launched a new campaign to engage people around the world in a global conversation on the kind of communities they would like to live in twenty years from now.  The campaign will also promote its major conference on sustainable development (Rio+20) to be held in June next year. Continue reading http://www.globalnewsreel.com/2011/11/un-forecasts-better-communities-in.html

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The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and China’s academy of sciences has launched a joint programme designed to promote proper management of ecosystems in developing countries, with a special focus on Africa. The International Ecosystem Management Partnership (IEMP), an initiative of the UNEP and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), will have the core mandate [...]

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Ghana’s Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Hanny-Sherry Ayittey has argued that since crucial dimensions of environmental quality are not private goods sold in the markets to benefit certain group of people, it should be sustained equitably. Continue reading http://www.globalnewsreel.com/2011/11/crucial-environmental-dimensions-not.html

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November 6, 2011 By NEWTON SIBANDA LUSAKA, Zambia-DIRECTOR of the African Water Facility at the African Development Bank (AfDB) Sering Jallow says the bank has decided to increase its water sector investments in rural areas because that is key to achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). “Until 2003, more than 80 percent of the [...]

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The Norwegian government granted YOUNGO with 214,417 USD and the administrative arrangements have been prepared by the UNFCCC Secretariat which is acting as contact between the Norwegian government and YOUNGO. The Togolese youth-led NGOJeunes Volontaires pour l’Environnement (JVE) has been selected as hosting organization of the funds by YOUNGO in accordance with the UNFCCC Secretariat’s [...]

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