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The scale of the tragedy in Asia, with the material and human damage inflicted on the affected populations, has been terribly heart-rending.
Whilst we are sad, however, we must also focus on the crucial need to help the people affected, not only in terms of immediate help for the countries concerned, but also in terms of ensuring that long-term mechanisms of cooperation and assistance can be set up, so that disasters of this nature can be prevented from happening again.
Against this backdrop, I feel that it is essential to set up an EU civil rapid reaction corps, in order to enhance the effectiveness of European help in humanitarian crisis situations.
Throughout this nightmare, we must pay particularly careful attention to the children who have been orphaned, not only because they are the ones who suffer the most but also because they are vulnerable to rape and to physical and sexual abuse. I therefore urge the EU to make use of all the resources at its disposal to enable prompt and rapid action to protect young victims.
All that remains is for me to express my sincerest appreciation of all citizens and governments who have, so generously and spontaneously, contributed towards financing humanitarian actions to help the devastated peoples."@en1
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