KOBE: More than 150 countries got to work yesterday on drafting a global action plan to save lives during disasters, with the United Nations saying the effort needed to be quicker and better funded in the wake of the Asian tsunamis.
Around 4,000 scientists and officials would spend five days to set goals for all nations ranging from an early-warning system for disasters to standards for safe buildings, UN chief humanitarian co-ordinator Jan Egeland said.
