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UN to coordinate Early Warning System for Indian Ocean

Source(s): United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
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Delegates gathered here today have pledged their support to create a regional early warning system in the Indian Ocean emphasizing the importance of international and regional cooperation. Experts agree that such a warning system could have saved thousands of lives when last month’s tsunami disaster struck claiming up to 200,000 lives.

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