UN agrees global disaster plan to limit losses

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Sendai agreement targets lowering economic and human cost of natural disasters over the next 15 years

Governments at a UN conference in Japan have set targets to significantly reduce deaths and financial losses caused by natural disasters. Negotiations at Sendai concluded after midnight on Wednesday...

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