World not adequately prepared for disasters, report says

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URL.NEW YORK – Every day the nuns change their maroon robes for an amber-brown uniform to practice gongfu (an ancient Chinese martial art). He added:..Ms Mami Mzutori, UN special representative on disaster risk reduction, said that "the multiple challenges of these past three years have exposed the fundamental need to increase global readiness for the next catastrophe." A Tiny Space by Fifi Coo, Family is available at. She said that we need to strengthen our infrastructure, communities and ecosystems now rather than rebuilding them after the disaster. The report found that only 5.2% of the aid for developing countries in disaster response was allocated to risk reduction between 2011-2022. The UN General Assembly released a report in January that noted that the countries were not meeting the Sendai goals. AFP. More on this topic.