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A fishing trawler damaged by the December 2004 tsunami under repairs at the Kudewella boat repair centre in Sri Lanka with assistance from FAO.
FAO/Prakash Singh (file)

10 years after Indian Ocean tsunami, Asia-Pacific region better prepared: UN

22 December 2014
Ten years after the Indian Ocean tsunami hit South and Southeast Asia, countries in the region are better prepared to deal with tragedies, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today, while stressing that there is still room for improvement.
A view of the destruction caused by the Indian Ocean tsunami of 26 December 2004 in Point Pedro, a small fishing village in northern Sri Lanka.
UN Photo/Evan Schneider

UN-organized tsunami exercise shows Indian Ocean region now ‘better prepared’

12 September 2014
A decade after the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster, which killed nearly 250,000 people and left an arc of devastation across 12 countries, a warning system devised by the United Nations to assess communications flows and readiness procedures throughout the region is functioning “effectively,” the world body has announced after a two-day simulation exercise.
Photo: UNESCO
UNESCO

Indian Ocean nations to carry out UN-organized tsunami readiness test

5 September 2014
Ten years after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, 24 countries in the region will participate in an exercise organized by the United Nations to test their readiness to address such rare but potentially destructive events.
Photo: UNESCO
UNESCO

Pacific nations engage in UN-backed tsunami preparedness exercise

6 May 2013
More than 30 Pacific Rim countries are taking part in a United Nations-backed tsunami warning exercise to improve their ability to respond to alerts and coordinate regional action in the event of a disaster.
Photo: UNESCO
UNESCO

Caribbean nations participate in UN-backed tsunami preparedness test

20 March 2013
Caribbean nations are participating today in a full-scale tsunami alert exercise organized under United Nations auspices to test their reaction capacity.
The town of Mullaitivu in northeastern Sri Lanka was ravaged by the tsunami of 26 December 2004

Pacific Rim nations prepare for UN-backed tsunami preparedness test

4 November 2011
Some 30 Pacific Rim countries are to take part next week in a United Nations-backed tsunami warning exercise to improve their ability to respond to an alert and enhance regional coordination in the event of a disaster.
The town of Mullaitivu in northeastern Sri Lanka was ravaged by the tsunami of 26 December 2004

Indian Ocean tsunami to be re-enacted for test of UN-backed warning system

6 October 2011
More than 20 nations will participate next week in a full-scale exercise to test a United Nations-backed early warning system which will re-enact the events of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

UN-backed tsunami warning system for the Mediterranean passes first test

10 August 2011
The first test of the communication network of the United Nations-backed tsunami early warning system for the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean was carried out successfully today, paving the way for the establishment of regional tsunami warning centres.
Aerial view of the vast destruction of the Indonesian coast caused by the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004.
UN Photo/E. Schneider

First test of UN-backed tsunami warning system to be held in the Mediterranean

2 August 2011
Thirty-one countries are set to take part next week in a United Nations-backed test of the tsunami early warning system in the North-Eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and connected seas, which have experienced strong seismic activity over the years, although less frequently than in the Pacific Ocean.

UN-backed test shows need to improve Caribbean tsunami warning system

26 March 2011
The first full-scale test of the tsunami warning system in the Caribbean has highlighted the need to reinforce preparations as well as improve communication, evacuation plans and the role of the private sector, the United Nations said today.