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Barbados: New UN disaster preparedness hub built on ‘frontlines of climate change’

Barbados: New UN disaster preparedness hub built on ‘frontlines of climate change’

New York: A new UN-backed humanitarian logistics hub and training centre in Barbados aims to strengthen emergency preparedness and response across the Caribbean, the World Food Programme (WFP) said in announcing the news on Thursday.

UN marks World Environment Day

UN marks World Environment Day

New York, Jun 6 (IBNS): Barbados, a small Caribbean island at the cutting edge of the fight against climate change, will be hosting this year's World Environment Day, leading United Nations-wide efforts to draw attention to the plight of the world's small islands potentially in peril of being lost to sea-level rise.