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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2011-09-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Famine in East Africa (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20110915.2.4-025-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-09-15-Speech-4-026-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Charles Tannock2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, famine is a terrible human tragedy. Not only does the individual die slowly by wasting and hunger, but often has to watch their own loved ones, including mothers their infants, suffer and die with them, with a feeling of total helplessness that nothing can be done to stop it. So my Group, the ECR, extends condolences to those suffering in the East of Africa, and especially the families of the tens of thousands that are thought to have died already. We must ensure that the way for humanitarian aid stands open so that which is sent reaches those that need it. We condemn the repulsive acts of Al-Shabaab, the Islamist terrorist organisation in Somalia, in its determination to obstruct aid from the World Food Programme and other organisations. I was in Somaliland two weeks ago and witnessed first-hand what can potentially be achieved in the Horn of Africa. Somaliland has managed, as a territory – or a country – to forestall the effects of the famine, and must also be praised for its role in opposing insurgencies such as Al- Shabaab and fighting piracy. The EU must respond to the humanitarian crisis, but it is also absolutely vital that we do all that we can to ensure that countries such as Somalia and Ethiopia – which is otherwise a good news story in terms of economics – have the necessary resources and ensure that the necessary future measures – such as irrigation projects – are in place to make them more resilient in future, particularly as regards the threats of climate change and drought. For this reason I believe that the EU..."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; AFET (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; SEDE (2009-09-28--2012-01-18)3 member; DROI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-29--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; PECH (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with India (2009-09-16--2012-03-27)3 unknown; Conservative Party (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(The President cut off the speaker)"1 "(The speaker agreed to take a blue-card question under Rule 149(8))"1 "Charles Tannock (ECR ). -"1
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