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"en.20141020.19.1-120-500"2
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"The Ebola crisis threatens not just a humanitarian tragedy but the breakdown of a number of already vulnerable states, creating fertile ground for extremist and militarist forces which have already proven they are more than able to expand into vacuums of authority. I met with the excellent Médecins Sans Frontières last week and have nothing but praise for their work in tough circumstances. Sixteen 16 of their staff have already become infected and ten of those have died – people trying to help and assist. We as Europe have no shortage of organisations with expertise and people willing to put themselves in harmʼs way, but we have lacked the political will to get involved. We need to do so urgently and provide real support to those organisations already on the ground. In particular we must reassure volunteers that there will be a coordinated EU medevac procedure, and that the operation will be properly financed. We have a humanitarian duty to intervene, but we have a selfish motivation too. If we allow Ebola to destroy such governmental authority as exists, we will see hostile regimes take their place."@en1
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