#disaster risk reduction

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Indonesia has 396 high-risk disaster areas

Based on Indonesia Disaster Risk Index (IDRI), there are 396 high-risk disaster areas across the country, according to ...

President leaves for working visit to Yogya, Balikpapan

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his entourage left on Monday for a three-day working visit to Yogyakarta and ...

Aceh disaster mitigation efforts get global recognition

The success of disaster mitigation efforts in Indonesia has been recognised by the international community, according ...

Indonesia successfully takes ASEAN to greater height

When Indonesia assumed the ASEAN chairmanship in January 2011, ASEAN Secretary General Dr Surin Pitsuwan expressed ...

ASEAN, UN secretariats to forge closer cooperation

ASEAN-UN cooperation was elevated to new heights at the fourth ASEAN-UN Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, Saturday, when the ...

Time for ASEAN to go global, Ban Ki-moon

Visiting United Nations` Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said it is time for ASEAN to play a greater role in the global ...

President Yudhoyono receives UN award

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on behalf of Indonesian people received "Global Champion of Disaster Risk ...

RI`s journalists join training on natural disaster reporting

Indonesian journalists will be provided with training on natural disaster reporting through a joint ...

One dead as typhoon nesat slams into Philippines

Typhoon Nesat slammed into the Philippines Tuesday, killing at least one person, a baby, as it brought heavy rain and ...

Evacuations as typhoon nears Philippines

Philippine authorities on Monday ordered more than 100,000 people living along the country`s east coast to evacuate as ...

Toll from two Philippine storms rises to 70

The combined death toll from Tropical Storm Nock-ten and Typhoon Muifa in the Philippines has risen to 70, with ...

4 dead in Kabayan Storm

At least four people were confirmed dead after Typhoon Kabayan (international codename: Muifa) lashed across Luzon, ...

50,000 flee storm in Philippines

Some 50,000 people were in evacuation centres in the Philippines on Friday after fleeing their homes following days of ...

President Yudhoyono to receive three UN officials

Visiting Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to receive three United Nations officials based ...

President to address ILO conference

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will deliver a speech at the 100th International Labor Organization (ILO) ...