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dcterms:Date	"2011-09-27"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:European disaster response: role of civil protection and humanitarian assistance (debate)2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20110927.3.2-016-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-09-27-Speech-2-017-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Bairbre de Brún2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Sinn Féin (2009-07-14--2012-05-02)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (2009-09-16--2012-05-02)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-16--2012-05-02)3 member; PETI (2009-07-16--2012-01-17)3 member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (2009-07-14--2012-05-02)3 member; ENVI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; REGI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, I wish to welcome Elisabetta Gardini’s report, and I thank Ms Gardini for her hard work. I thank her especially for her cooperation with us as she took our recommendations and amendments into consideration. Disaster reduction is an important part of sustainable development. If we plan our development in a way that reduces the risk of disaster, we can save a large number of lives. We can reduce social, economic and environmental destruction as a result of natural hazards, and along with that we can gradually reduce the destruction connected to technological and environmental disaster. Disaster response begins with prevention and preparedness. I urge the European Commission and the Member States to invest more in disaster reduction and to improve disaster response efficiency in a spirit of solidarity. Clarity, consistency and coherence are the principal columns on which a strong, working European disaster response system is built. It is important that there is proper coordination so that we can provide efficient humanitarian aid. However, important humanitarian principles must also be observed, including impartiality, neutrality and independence. We must ensure that international humanitarian law is implemented. We must ensure that political and strategic affairs do not affect decisions in relation to the distribution of aid. We must ensure that disaster relief is never governed by the strategic trade or political interests of the EU. We should provide the EU’s humanitarian aid regardless of any political consideration and, at the same time, adhere to agreed international humanitarian principles."@en1
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