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  • [Cote d'Ivoire] Piere Schori, special UN representative for Cote d'Ivoire, visits northern rebel-held town of Bouake. May 2005.
    UN Special Representative in Cote d'Ivoire, Pierre Schori
  • [Sri Lanka] Volunteers of the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society assist in the distribution of relief assistance in the Galle region following the devastating tsunami of December 2004. <font color="ff0000">* For Disaster Reduction web special only</font>
  • [Benin/Togo] Hurt refugee from Togo is evucated from a camp in Benin. 2005.
  • [Algeria] In Reghaia, Algeria , where in May 2003 an earthquake caused a 10-storey apartment block to collapse killing more than 300 people. <font color="ff0000">* For Disaster Reduction web special only</font>
  • [Thailand] Volunteers have come from all over the world to the tsunami-affected areas of the Phang Nga region of Thailand to help clean up the debris and houses. <font color="ff0000">* For Disaster Reduction web special only</font>
  • [Thailand] Damaged boats waiting for repair work in the village of Ban Naem Khem in Thailand after the December 2004 tsuanami. Many people who relied on boats for their livelihoods, such as fishermen, have lost not only their boats but also their homes. <
  • [Thailand] Thai Red Cross volunteers prepare meals for people living in the camp for displaced people in Ban Muang district in Thailand. Many of these volunteers have come from central Thailand to the damaged west coast to help the tsunami victims. <font
  • [Japan] Salvano Briceno, Head of ISDR at the Kobe Conference, with Yvette Stevens of OCHA.
  • [Japan] A mobile earthquake simulator at the Kobe conference lets people feel what its like to experience an earth tremor.
  • Damaged grain silos and sand covered cropland caused by a Missouri river flood. USA.
  • [Togo] In Aneho, Alex, 14, collects pebbles to make a living after his parents fled Togo in fear of their lives. 2005.
    In Aneho, Alex, 14, collects pebbles to make a living
  • [Togo] Children left to fend for themselves after their parents fled post-election violence in Togo. 2005.
  • [Kenya] Floods in Western Kenya, March 2003. <font color="ff0000">* For Disaster Reduction web special only</font>
  • [Kenya] Kenyan government excavator enlarging river beds before the March 2003 rains in Nyanza Province.
  • [Kenya] Floods in Western Kenya, March 2003. <font color="ff0000">* For Disaster Reduction web special only</font>
  • [Malawi] Woman working her field.
    Malawian farmers have been battling with erratic rainfall
  • [Sudan] Food being delivered to vulnerable people in Malakal.
    Food being delivered to vulnerable people in Malakal.
  • A collage of photos by the World Meteorological Organisation illustrating the different forms of natural disaster that pose a threat to millions of people annually, causing heavy economic losses and retarding development. <font color="ff0000">* For Disast
  • [Japan] The earthquake in Kobe 1995 ripped through the cities infrastructure leaving thousands dead and starting huge fires.
  • [Afghanistan] Former combatant now working as a carpenter.
    Abdul Ghafour now looks to the future with hope
  • [Japan] Japan considers itself a world leader in earthquake analysis and disaster mitigation having learnt from the devastating earthquake that devastated Kobe in 1995.
  • Forest Fires are another form of natural disaster but which can also cause millions of dollars of damage and destroy homes in a few hours or days. <font color="ff0000">* For Disaster Reduction web special only</font>
    Forest Fires are another form of natural disaster but which can also cause millions of dollars of damage and destroy homes in a few hours or days
  • Physical mitigation measures not only protect houses and land at risk - they are symbols of the priority local communities and authorities place on reducing disaster risks. <font color="ff0000">* For Disaster Reduction web special only</font>
  • [Kyrgyzstan] Meshketian Turks - many have no nationality and hold the old Soviet era passports, now invalid.
  • [Iraq] After December 2003's massive earthquake hit Bam, the relief and recovery process depended on traditional social networks. <font color="ff0000">* For Disaster Reduction web special only</font>
  • [China] Flooded house on sea shore during advance of Hurricane Ivan. A flooded house stands on the sea shore of Playa Cana, in the Province of Pinar del Rio, as Hurricane Ivan advances near the western part of Cuba, September 13, 2004. <font color="ff0000
  • Wang Huai Min sits on a make-shift raft that he uses to visit his submerged house, just behind him. Wang now lives on a dyke with his family of six. He did not have time to salvage any of his belongings, and now relies on emergency assistance. Asked if he
  • [Namibia] Caprivi trialist makes a statement.
    Caprivi trialist makes a statement
  • [Liberia] Star Radio returned to the Liberian airwaves at the end of May 2005 after a five-year absence. The independent radio station was shut down by former president Charles Taylor in 2000.
    Star Radio -- back in Liberia after five years off the air
  • [Kenya] Warsame Muhamud, a Somali refugee in Dadaab playing his guitar.
    Warsame Muhamud playing his guitar in Dadaab.
  • [Kenya] Ifo camp, Dadaab, northern Kenya where thousands of Somali refugees live.
    Ifo camp, Dadaab in Kenya where thousands of Somali refugees live.
  • [Namibia] Caprivi treason trial - accused being offloaded from a police truck.
    Caprivi treason trialists

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