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Of course, we always run the risk of coming up with a structure that takes into account a previous event, if we now completely change the structure to pick up the current event it may not pick up a future one.

This is in addition to nearly $150 million in resources that have recently been made available from existing projects. Together, total World Bank support to the three countries' recovery reaches around $700 million.

The FAM seeks to change this by moving towards famine prevention, preparedness and early action—interventions that can save more lives and reduce humanitarian costs by as much as 30 percent.

As advanced economies struggle to gain traction, most economies in South and East Asia are growing solidly, as are commodity-importing emerging economies around the world.

Trauma can affect economic output if children struggle at school, people become less productive at work or withdraw from society, mental health issues cannot be seen in isolation.

We can't afford to leave their potential untapped – whether because laws fail to protect women against violence, or exclude them from financial opportunities, property ownership or professions.