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Implementing Sendai to reduce humanitarian burden

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Sendai Framework critical to reshaping aid

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Heat, fire and drought in India

OCHA and IFRC chiefs: preparedness, resilience and forecast-based financing are needed now

Tsunami experts drill to curb Indian Ocean risk

World Tsunami Awareness Day plans rolled out

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Indian Ocean tsunami risk in focus at international meet

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Mexico to lead global effort to reduce economic losses from disasters

Red Cross helps flood-prone communities through traditional and modern approaches

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One year after: Nepal starts to build back better

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El Nino impacts underscore need for preparedness

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Seismic safety is a matter of life and death

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