natural disaster

Floods displace thousands in southern Africa, UN says

Floods across southern Africa, caused by extreme rainfall, have caused massive damage to land and property and displaced thousands of people, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said today.

Cooperation among Asia-Pacific nations critical to reduce disaster risk – UN

Collaboration between Governments in Asia and the Pacific is key to saving lives from natural disasters in the world’s most prone region, a senior United Nations official stressed today at the first session of a new committee on disaster risk reduction.