Temily Baker, Programme Management Officer, Disaster Risk Reduction Section, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
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That was exquisite, but not surprising. The result was a manifestation of frustration and anger towards Trump, and it cannot be mistaken for a
On November 3, President Trump signed an executive order declaring a “national emergency.” The “emergency” is due to “the unusual and extraordinary threat to
In the early hours of 30 July 2025, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Russia near the Kamchatka Peninsula, becoming the sixth largest recorded earthquake since 1900. Simultaneously,
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