An aerial view of the vast destruction of the Indonesian coast, between the towns of Banda Aceh and Meulaboh, caused by the 26 December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

UN Photo/Evan Schneider

Incorporating traditional culture “key” to disaster management

4 November 2016

Engaging local communities and incorporating traditional cultures is key to managing disasters in Indonesia.

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Syrian refugees queue for relief items at Jordan's Za'atri camp.

UNHCR/S. Malkawi

Syrian refugee pressures on Jordan “like a slow-moving tsunami”

1 June 2016

The pressure of having more than a million Syrian refugees enter Jordan since 2011, is equivalent to a “slow-moving tsunami”.

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