A fundamental problem — tension between regional offices and the headquarters in Geneva — cannot be fixed by fiat. Still, staffers are set to move around the globe.
Tag: Disasters and Emergencies
Trilobites: Massacre of Children in Peru Might Have Been a Sacrifice to Stop Bad Weather
Nearly 140 child skeletons were revealed at the site last year. And now researchers say it may have been a response to an El Niño event.
Rio de Janeiro Storm Kills 6, Turning Roads Into Rivers and Burying Bus in Mud
While this was an unusually powerful storm, the damage and death that followed were not rare for Rio de Janeiro, whose poor, hillside neighborhoods are usually the hardest hit.
The Saturday Profile: He Helped Indonesia Through a ‘Year of Disasters,’ While Facing His Own
Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a government spokesman, has kept the public informed about earthquakes, landslides and tsunamis while being treated for Stage 4 lung cancer.