Listen / Natural disasters have killed half a million people in Asia and the Pacific over the past decade, according to a UN report released on Tuesday. The majority of these incidents are also cross-border, such as the earthquake in Afghanistan on Monday which also affected Pakistan and other neighbouring countries. The report says achieving sustainable development [...]
Ripoti mpya ya Umoja wa Mataifa inaonyesha kuwa nchi zilizo barani Asia na maeneo ya Pacific ziko kwenye hatari ya kukumbwa na majanga ya kawaida kuliko zingine zilizo maeneo mengine ya ulimwengu huku watu wanaoishi kwenye nchi hizo wakiwa na uwezekano mara nne zaidi ya kuathiriwa na majanga hayo kuliko wanaoishi barani Afrika na mara 25 kuliko watu wanaoishi barani Ulaya au Amerika.