ASEAN strengthens collective preparedness to respond to large-scale disasters
JAKARTA, 23 February 2016 – “The lessons from our collective response to the recent mega disasters which hit the region such as Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004, Cyclone Nargis in 2008, and Typhoon Haiyan in 2013 point to an urgent need for more prompt, larger scale and better-coordinated delivery of emergency relief as well as …