Rwanda: From Japan to Rwanda, Early Warnings Are Saving Lives - but Millions Remain Unprotected
The report says countries with stronger systems have disaster deaths 6.1 times lower, but one in three still lacks early warnings.
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The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, emphasized that early warning systems contributed to saving lives and reducing the damage of natural disasters and the consequences of climate change, noting that disaster mortality rates in countries with comprehensive warning systems were about six times lower than in others.
Rwanda: From Japan to Rwanda, Early Warnings Are Saving Lives - but Millions Remain Unprotected
Early warning systems are saving lives across the globe, but for millions of people the warning never arrives, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, urging the world to protect every person on Earth by the end of 2027.
Kathmandu. Despite multi-problem early warning systems being in place in 70 percent of the world, communities in countries at high risk of disasters still lack access to effective warnings. A report to the United Nations showed that the challenge remains in expanding the early warning system and ensuring its reach to at-risk communities, as well as in reducing human losses due to disasters.
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Global Diaspora NewsFrom Japan to Rwanda, early warnings are saving lives – but millions remain unprotected
Early warning systems are saving lives across the globe, but for millions of people the warning never arrives, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, urging the world to protect every person on Earth by the end of 2027.
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