World not adequately prepared for disasters

World not adequately prepared for disasters – report

By Agence France-Presse

Mar 02, 2023 12:43 am

UNITED NATIONS: Earthquakes, floods, storms — the world is not adequately prepared to face increasing disasters, said a report published Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) calling for a rethink on global risk management.

Since 1990, more than 10,700 disasters have affected over 6 billion people worldwide, according to data from the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction.

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