#disaster risk

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UNICEF raises grants for Indonesia by 14 percent

The United Nations International Childrens Emergency Funds (UNICEFs) grants for Indonesia increased by 14 percent to ...

More than 600,000 people have died due to weather-related disasters over two decades

A new UN-backed report found that in the past 20 years, more than 600,000 people have died as a result of ...

BMKG intensifies efforts to anticipate hurricanes in ASEAN

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) strengthened exchange of information on climate and weather ...

IORA should boost development of shipbuilding industry: Expert

The Indonesian government must utilize the momentum of holding a meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) in ...

Landslides, No. 1 Killer in Indonesia in 2014

Being located in the Pacifics ring of fire and comprising over 17 thousand islands, Indonesia is prone to natural ...

AAC 2015 - South-South And Triangular Cooperation Important To World Peace, Prosperity: Minister

Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi has stated that the South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) ...

New Report from Internet Society Outlines Steps for Unleashing the Potential of the Internet in S.E. Asia

- The Internet Society (ISOC) and consulting and research firm TRPC today released a report identifying the concrete ...

U.N. Conference in Sendai Adopts Action Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction Incorporating Disability-inclusive Perspectives

-The third U.N. World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction was held from March 14 to 18, 2015, in Sendai, Miyagi ...

Panel at Sendai UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction Highlights Opportunities for Cooperation between China, South Korea and Japan

-In support of the UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) being held in Sendai from March 14-18, Soka ...

RI enhances role in South-South cooperation

The Indonesian government will always strive to increase its role in South-South and Triangular Cooperation, Foreign ...

Disaster mitigation needs international cooperation: VP Kalla

The Indonesian Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla said every country, including Indonesia, needs international cooperation ...

VP Kalla to share disaster mitigation experiences in UN conference

Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla will share his experiences on disaster mitigation efforts in the Third World ...

Buddhist Leader Calls for Increased Efforts to Rid World of Poverty and Ban Nuclear Weapons in 70th Year since WWII

-Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist association, has issued his 2015 peace ...

Joint Ministerial Statement of 26 th APEC Meeting

1. We, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministers, met on 7-8 November 2014, in Beijing, China. The meeting ...

Aid workers must heed local culture to save lives: Red Cross

When Ebola emerged in West Africa this year, the virus was able to spread so quickly partly because burial rituals in ...