Reuters: The United Nations called on Friday for more aid funds to help countries prepare for — instead of respond to — natural disasters, saying simple steps could halve the number of deaths they cause. John Holmes, the U.N.’s emergency relief coordinator, said that 10 percent of humanitarian aid and 30 percent of climate change response money should be used to help fortify schools and hospitals and teach people how to survive crises. “You can’t stop the disasters happening but you …