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16/05/2013
What is 'resilience' in today’s volatile world? How can communities be helped to not just survive but thrive in times of crisis? (...)
15/05/2013
The European Union, France and Mali are organising an international donors' conference for Mali in Brussels today. (...)
11/05/2013
Commissioner Georgieva begins a three-day visit today (Saturday) to Jordan and Lebanon, to announce an allocation of € 65 million in humanitarian aid from the European Commission (...)
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17/05/2013 -I am very proud to be the Commissioner in charge of Civil Protection. In the three and a half years that I have been in the job I have on several occasions seen the courage, dedication and camaraderie of our teams in the field in action, or in training exercises.We come from diverse backgrounds. But yet, when we act, we act as one.
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15/05/2013 -Today is about a long-term perspective for Mali, but it is very important not to lose sight of the on-going humanitarian crisis. I will touch on three aspects of this: First, the humanitarian situation as such; Second, on the basic services and the link between relief and development; And third, on reconciliation, which is crucial if our efforts are to be sustainable.
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23/04/2013 -UN Humanitarian leaders have raised a strong voice on the critical situation in Syria at the UN Security Council of 18 April, which was followed by a strong press statement.
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11/03/2013 -Speech on resilience for Japan
[79 KB] The topic today is one that, for as long as I live, will be in my heart. It is the great East Japan earthquake, and what Japan and the rest of the world have learned and continue to learn from it. I stand in front of you and the memories that flash through my mind are the port of Kita Ibaraki, and the clock that stood still at 14:46 when the tsunami hit the Japanese coast.
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The children of Syria16 May 2013
If things are very bad in Jordan they are even worse in Lebanon, I discovered when I visited the Bekaa Valley. In the few short months since I was last there there has been a palpable rise in tension caused by the burden on the local community of so many refugees streaming across the border, producing increased competition for work and accommodation. But [...]
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Speech by Kristalina Georgieva, Member of the EC in charge of International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response at an event on 'Resilience and lessons learned from the Sahel' organised by Oxfam in Brussels
