Strategic response to hazards needed.

PositionUN Reported: News on the United Nations System at Work

On 10 October, the International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction, Secretary-General Kofi Annan stressed the need to implement a strategic response to natural hazards and underscored the importance of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, which aims to limit the loss and suffering caused by natural calamities. The Strategy calls on...

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