In the recent decade, there has been an average of 388 natural disasters per year, costing US$156 billion in damages and 215 million victims.

China, the United States, the Philippines, Indonesia, and India constitute together the top 5 countries that are most frequently hit by natural disasters.

Change in the humanitarian system is urgently required and this change must be comprehensive and global. It must recognize not only the changing nature of crises, but also the changing landscape of development cooperation itself.