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As disasters increase, risk reduction should a be a concern for all – UN chief

Feb 10, 2020

As disasters increase, risk reduction should a be a concern for all – UN chief
UN Photo/Marco Dormino - Children jump rope in a rubble-strewn street in the Delmas 32 neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed that disaster risk reduction should be a daily concern for everyone, noting that vulnerability to catastrophes is growing faster than the world’s capacity to strengthen resilience, as evidenced by the devastation wrought by the recent series of floods, earthquakes, tsunamis and droughts.

 

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