Campaign Launched to Sign Comprehensive Global Treaty for Disaster Assistance
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Last year, 360 natural disasters were counted in the world, which affected 110 million people and cost 170 billion dollars in economic losses. Since the tsunami in Asia in 2004, NGOs have been calling for an international treaty to allow better cooperation between states in the event of disasters. To convince countries to adopt it before the end of next year, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies launched a campaig…
Disaster risk reduction takes center stage in talks on global disaster treaty
As UN Member States prepare for negotiations on a proposed international convention on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters (PPED), the need for disaster prevention is emerging as a significant part of the discussion.
Les astronautes ont leur traité, les victimes de catastrophes terrestres attendent toujours le leur
Depuis 1968, un traité international oblige les Etats à porter secours aux astronautes en détresse. Près de 60 ans plus tard, aucun équivalent mondial n’existe encore pour organiser l’aide aux populations frappées par une catastrophe ici bas. C’est sur ce paradoxe que la Fédération internationale des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge (IFRC) a […]
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and a group of astronauts have demanded this Thursday at the UN to promote the first global pact to protect people from natural disasters. “International treaties protect astronauts in distress. But if a flood [...] The Red Cross and astronauts entry demand a global pact for people in the face of natural disasters was first published in Information Focus.
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