Tokyo, March 2 (Jiji Press)--Over 30 pct of children affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at present, a health mi

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Jakarta, Nov 13 (Antara) - The Indonesian Navy will hold a joint Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo 2014 on disaster relief, in which 18 countries from ASEAN and outside ASEAN will participate in A

Denpasar, Bali, Oct 25 (Antara) - As an island nation vulnerable to disasters, Indonesia needs remote sensing technology to assist in its national disaster mitigation efforts, according to Geospati

Tehran, Oct 9, IRNA – Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) Mazlan Othman who is visiting Iran said here Tuesday that Iran is one of the most active countries both

Tehran, Oct 2, IRNA - More than 35 experts from Asia-Pacific National Disaster Management Agencies and National Statistical Offices, United Nations agencies, donors and civil society gathered this

Jakarta, Sept 19 (Antara) - The Social Ministry has deployed a Disaster Mitigation Team (Tagana) to assist evacuation efforts following the eruption of Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra Province.

Tehran, Aug 20, IRNA - A senior United Nations official here on Monday praised Iran’s capacity to respond to natural disasters, United Nations Information Center said in a press release on Monday.

Jakarta, May 21 (Antara) - The ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre) recently initiated the establishment of an integrated Information and Commun

New Delhi, May 11, IRNA -- The death toll in Bangladeshˈs worst industrial disaster today rose to 931 as rescuers overnight pulled out 97 more decomposed bodies from sandwiched floors of the ill-fa