Archive for July 3rd, 2008
Climate Challenge to Achieving the Millennium Development Goals in Africa
The challenge of meeting the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in African countries is compounded by the grave long-term risk posed by climate change. That is the message of a report released today by the United Nations and the African Union.
African countries demonstrably require additional resources for adaptation since they are particularly vulnerable to the [...]
Kenya IDPs: Nicholas Nyanumba: “We voted but our leaders are not helping us”
Photo: Ann Weru/IRIN
Nicholas Nyanumba believes the government’s compensation plan is inadequate
NAKURU, 2 July 2008 (IRIN) – Nicholas Nyanumba is one of 12,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) living in a temporary camp set up in the show grounds of the Rift Valley town of Nakuru.
Nyanumba was displaced when fighting broke out in his hometown [...]
