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Security & Strategic Review - March 2023
REGION: Strengthening early warning systems
On 6 February, Barbados hosted the first regional launch of the United Nations’ Early Warnings for All Initiative (EW4ALL). The aim of the initiative is to strengthen warning systems for hazards such as hurricanes, tropical storms, tsunamis, volcanoes, floods, landslides, and epidemics, and to ensure that “every person on Earth is protected by early warning systems within five years”.
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