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Việt Nam and Japan on November 27 issued a joint statement on the elevation of their relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia and the world on the occasion of the official visit to Japan by President Võ Văn Thưởng and his spouse.

Zimbabwe's largest daily newspaper

THE state-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) tapped the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) to improve its general insurance policies to ensure better protection of public properties and assets against disasters. The GSIS said it signed recently a technical cooperation project with the Jica for building-up the government owned and…

Between 1970 and 2022, disaster events in Asia and the Pacific caused 2.04 million deaths and $2.71 trillion in economic damages. ESCAP estimates that among these totals, tsunamis rank as the third de

We frequently see headlines about disasters. But where are the headlines covering the good news of lives saved and damage averted when disasters do not happen? Our work, now published, offers examples we can learn from.

THE Principles for Purposeful Business: How to Deliver the Framework for the Future of the Corporation, a 2019 report published by The British Academy, declared: The purpose of business is to solve the problems of people and the planet profitably, and not profit from causing problems.

We rarely see good news headlines when a cyclone, earthquake or wildfire does not turn disastrous.

23.11.2023 - The baseline for avoiding a disaster is bringing a wide variety of people together in a symphony of action, writes Professor Ilan Kelman (UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction) in The Conversation alongside colleagues from other universities.

Regional Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2023: Europe and Central Asia

Explainer: What can we expect from China's rotating GEO chairmanship?