Environment/Science
New York, Feb 26 (JEN): When leaders and decision makers from across Asia and the Pacific gather next month in Japan to discuss how to reduce disaster risks, their top priority will be to build resilience in a region that saw some 80 million people affected and nearly $60 billion in economic losses incurred by natural disasters last year. more
Some 22 million displaced by natural disasters in 2013, UN-backed report reveals

New York, Sept 18 (JEN) A new United Nations-backed report launched on Wednesday reveals that 22 million people worldwide were displaced in 2013 by disasters sparked largely by earthquakes ...