UN asks Asia-Pacific countries to invest more to prevent damage from disasters

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Disasters, including those caused by stronger storms, are threatening more people and could derail economic progress in the Asia-Pacific region unless governments invest more in disaster mitigation and prevention, a U.N. official said Tuesday.  READ MORE: https://mb.com.ph/2024/10/16/un-asks-asia-pacific-countries-to-invest-more-in-preventing-damage-from-disasters  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #manilabulletin  #LatestNews

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00:00disasters are now affecting record numbers of people and threatening their

00:04lives and livelihoods. Left unchecked, these disaster risks threaten to derail

00:10the development aspirations of the Asia-Pacific region and push back

00:15progress that has taken decades to achieve. Investing in disaster prevention

00:20must be a priority for all countries in the region. This means dedicated funding

00:25for disaster risk reduction in national budgets and dedicating a larger

00:30proportion of official development assistance to prevention and not simply

00:35response.

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