Monday, May 18, 2009

Jakarta Globe

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Jakarta Globe: "International Agencies Pledge Disaster Help for Asean Nations

Denpasar. The United Nations and the World Bank pledged on Monday to work more closely with Southeast Asia in tackling the rising threat of natural disasters in the heavily-populated region.

Meeting in Bali, representatives of the World Bank and the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction signed an agreement for technical assistance to help the Association of Southeast Asian Nations implement a strategy to cope with disasters and the effects of climate change."

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