'What you will hear from the UN is more and more requests to contribute to world affairs'

In an exclusive interview with the Daily Star, the head of the UN Disaster Risk Reduction Office Margareta Wahlstrom said of Bangladesh, "You have to have a good preparedness and response system. That is necessary, but there is also a lot to do when it comes to development planning, investment in safer infrastructure and reducing risk factors. The experiences of Bangladesh are important for the world." She added that disaster risk reduction is the priority to donors now and that conscious efforts will have to be made "to use the knowledge we have now to reduce future losses".