disasters

Jan Egeland briefs journlists

UN report spotlights ways to reduce potential devastation of natural disasters

14 July 2004
As the frequency of natural disasters rises, along with the number of people around the world whose lives and homes are at serious risk, the United Nations has launched a report highlighting 100 examples of how people are taking steps to make their communities less vulnerable when a catastrophe strikes.

Millions of natural disaster deaths could be averted by better preparedness – UN

3 February 2004
With billions of people in more than 100 countries facing at least one earthquake, cyclone, flood or drought during their lifetimes, millions of lives could be saved if developing countries did more to anticipate and reduce the risks from natural disasters, according to a new United Nations report.