IRIN Global | DISASTERS: A bigger role for Asia in humanitarian response | Afghanistan | Bangladesh | Indonesia | Iran | Kyrgyzstan | Cambodia | Kazakhstan | Laos | Sri Lanka | Myanmar | Nepal | Papua New Guinea | Philippines | Pakistan | Turkmenistan | Thailand | Tajikistan | Timor-Leste | Uzbekistan | Vietnam | Aid Policy | Natural Disasters

IRIN Global | DISASTERS: A bigger role for Asia in humanitarian response | Afghanistan | Bangladesh | Indonesia | Iran | Kyrgyzstan | Cambodia | Kazakhstan | Laos | Sri Lanka | Myanmar | Nepal | Papua New Guinea | Philippines | Pakistan | Turkmenistan | Thailand | Tajikistan | Timor-Leste | Uzbekistan | Vietnam | Aid Policy | Natural Disasters: SHANGHAI, 12 October 2011 (IRIN) - A top UN official says Asia can, and should, play a more prominent role in the humanitarian response to major natural and man-made disasters.