Reports

A tsunami early warning system for Indonesia is beginning to take shape: The research ship 'Sonne' is scheduled to start positioning the first GPS buoys off the Indonesian coast before the end of October. By late 2007 an entire…

By Y.P. Rajesh NEW DELHI, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan on Monday agreed to a series of steps to reduce the risk of conflict and reaffirmed their commitment to a 2003 ceasefire on the military line…

By Manny Mogato COTABATO CITY, Philippines, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Voting was peaceful but turnout low on Monday as an autonomous Muslim region of the southern Philippines picked leaders in elections that risked undermining a peace deal with Islamic rebels. Several…

A major element of a United Nations-backed tsunami early warning system for the Indian Ocean should be up and running by the end of the year as part of an international effort to prevent a recurrence of last December's…

Community-based approach to widen local safety awareness July 29, 2005 Bangkok: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today signed an agreement with the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC ) to support the Royal Thai Government's Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last fact sheet was dated July 6, 2004 Background The Asia-Pacific region is extremely prone to natural hazards such…

Violent clashes between militia groups and government forces in the east of Sri Lanka during the past week could jeopardize the post-tsunami reconstruction effort according to Christian Aid's emergency coordinator in Colombo. Intermittent gunfire and explosions in and around Trincomalee town…

By Elaine Lies KOBE, Japan, July 4 (Reuters) - The devastating tsunami that struck Asia last year has left several countries that were already vulnerable to AIDS at even greater risk of the deadly disease, United Nations officials said on…

Risk Assessment: The pattern of the Country Stability index corresponds directly to the curve development of the Forceful Actions. The Forceful Actions curve shows a decline since June 2004 what was interpreted by some to mean an end of insurgency…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] ISLAMABAD, 22 June (IRIN) - Lowland parts of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP) along the river Kabul, running from Afghanistan into Pakistan, are facing the risk of…