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". – Mr President, first on the Mozambique flood situation, the Commission is following the current flood situation in Mozambique closely and is deeply concerned by the numbers of displaced people and by the loss of life which has already occurred. I agree with what many of you have said: that this country has really suffered more than his reasonable in recent decades.
The Commission's humanitarian aid office, ECHO, is in close contact with the Commission's delegation in Mozambique and also with governmental and non-governmental organisations in the country. The Commission's assessment confirms the need for new humanitarian aid intervention in Mozambique. Initial funding to the tune of EUR 2 million is currently being prepared. The evolution of the situation is being closely monitored. The Commission intervenes most appropriately from the relief phase onwards as search-and-rescue at such a distance is most effectively done by the South African and Mozambican air forces. The Commission's role can then be complementary after the initial phase. The neighbouring countries of Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe are also affected by the abnormally heavy rainfall. The situation in Mozambique is likely to persist for several weeks as water continues to be discharged from the Kariba and Cabora Bassa dams.
Food shortages are likely to continue until at least autumn this year even if there is no more heavy rain. WFP estimates they are already feeding 80 000 people and are preparing to feed up to 150 000. The Commission pledged a package of aid totalling EUR 73.5 million to the reconstruction programme after the year 2000 floods including a total of EUR 10 million from ECHO funds. EUR 63.5 million has been committed, of which EUR 23 million has actually been disbursed.
As to Mongolia, ECHO, in line with its mandate, is providing humanitarian relief to the people affected by the extreme weather conditions in Mongolia since last year. Last year, ECHO allocated almost EUR 2 million of emergency relief to address the basic food needs of the most vulnerable families affected by the severe 1999-2000 winter and the subsequent summer drought in Mongolia. In 2001, in response to the appeal for international assistance by the Mongolian government and based on the humanitarian needs assessment by FAO and Red Cross Family, ECHO has launched an emergency funding decision of EUR 1 million. This decision, currently in the pipeline for adoption, foresees the distribution of food, agriculture inputs and medical items to the most vulnerable strata of society in the affected provinces. The aid will be provided by the International Federation of the Red Cross and two ECHO partners, Save the Children from the UK and Premier Urgence of France. ECHO is closely monitoring the general situation in the country to identify potential further needs for humanitarian aid."@en1
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