Vol. 4 No. 8
Mohammed Kanar
August 2012
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Vol. 4 No. 8
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August 2012
UN to Strengthen NEMA's Intervention Efforts he United Nations Regional Humanitarian Coordinator Mission to Nigerian has expressed its readiness to strengthen collaboration with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in areas of Nutritions, Humanitarian impact and Food security.
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Musa Ilalla Ag. Zonal Coordinator
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UN to Strengthen NEMA's Intervention Efforts page 1 URBAN FIRE SIMULATION NEMA calls for active collaboration among stakeholders page 2 UN Commends NEMA's Swift Response to disaster page 2 FLOOD: 10, 000 Get Nema Relief In Plateau State page 3 Evacuate Disaster Prone Areas Nema Urges Residents page 3 South South sensitized On Solid Waste Management page 4
Umesi Emenike Zonal Coordinator Godwin Tepiko Assistant Zonal Coordinator South-South
Rivers, Niger, Benue,Imo, Sokoto , Others Prone to Flooding NEMA page 4
The Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for Sahel, David Gressly stated this when he visited NEMA headquarters in Abuja. He said they were in Nigeria to discuss the challenges contributing to the heightened vulnerability of the people in the Sahel region of the country as well as opportunities to enhance partnership and collaboration between governments, regional organizations and the humanitarian community to address the challenges. Earlier, the Director General of NEMA, Alhaji Muhammad Sani Sidi sought a stronger partnership with the United Nation's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in addressing copious disaster related challenges ravaging socio-economic activities in countries in the Sahel region. He also appealed that Nigeria should be designated the hub of its humanitarian activities within the
West African sub-region. Sani-Sidi said: “Nigeria being the major destination of most displaced due to the Sahel crises deserves special assistance from the UN system to be able to build stronger resilience and cope with the crises.” “The Sahel region is characterized with fragile ecosystem which is highly vulnerable to climate change due its geographical location in the southern edge of the Sahara desert coupled with the strong dependence of the population on rain-fed agriculture and livestock as a means of livelihood,” the D-G explained. He said a combination of natural and human induced disasters were making life difficult for those living within the region but informed that “most climate models predict that the Sahel region will experience lower than average rainfall in the 21st century.” Sani sidi said the states in the Sahel region include Kebbi, Sokoto, Katsina, Zamfara, Kano, Jigawa,Yobe, Borno, Kaduna,Bauchi and Gombe.
World Humanitarian Day: NEMA Solicit Protection For Aid Workers page 6 Flood: NEMA advises Oyo State to remove structures on water ways page 6 NEMA tasks Rivers lawmakers on disaster funding page 7 NEMA Partners Akwa Ibom State On Emergency Operations Center page 7
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DG NEMA with David Gressly of the UN OCHA