Disaster Risk

Improving mobile communications during disasters focus of new UN partnership

9 July 2009
The United Nations telecom agency has teamed up with a United States-based wireless services provider to improve mobile communications in preparing for disasters and in responding once they strike.
Loss of life can be minimized with investment in disaster prevention measures (file photo)

Cut disaster deaths in half, Ban challenges officials at global forum

16 June 2009
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today challenged representatives from over 150 governments to halve the number of lives lost due to disasters by 2015.