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"The humanitarian environment is increasingly complex and difficult: humanitarian law is frequently infringed; confusion over roles means that humanitarian workers are increasingly targeted, and natural disasters are increasing in number and intensity. In 2010, we witnessed the three greatest humanitarian catastrophes in recent years: the earthquake in Haiti; the drought in the Sahel; and the floods in Pakistan. However, as Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva said, ‘The quality of our humanitarian aid is of the utmost importance’. It ‘saves some 140 million people every year’.
With these considerations in mind, I agree with the rapporteur when she calls for a substantial increase in funding for humanitarian aid and when she observes that the Consensus on humanitarian aid is not sufficiently known. We must continue to raise awareness and to promote humanitarian principles and the principles of international law. We must, as I have already had the opportunity to, advocate the creation of a European rapid reaction capability. We must increase the focus on disaster risk prevention."@en1
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