VEEP CALLS FOR GLOBAL COLLABORATION

By ZANIS:

Vice President MUTALE NALUMANGO has called for global collaboration in Disaster Risk Reduction.

Mrs. NALUMANGO observes that there is no country that is immune to disasters.

She says Zambia experiences natural disasters such as floods and human to human conflicts.

The Vice President however says the country works hard to reduce the effects of such occurrences.

She was speaking during a bilateral meeting with UN Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction MAMI MIZOTORI on the sidelines of the GP2022 global forum in Bali, Indonesia.

Ms. NALUMANGO further lamented that the country is facing the threat of food insecurity due to high prices of fertilizer on the market, another battle the government is working to address.

She lauded the United Nations -UN- for the support it has continued to render towards the fight against the COVID-19-pandemic in Zambia and the world at large.

And Ms MIZOTORI assured the Vice President that UNDRR will work and support UN member states including Zambia in issues of disasters

The UNDRR is the focal point for disaster risk reduction within the UN system.

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