"There has been a swift humanitarian response by the government and other agencies to this,"

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Prime Minister Tertius Zongo is appealing for more than repair road damage, pay for humanitarian assistance and develop a better disaster-response system.

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Child protection in humanitarian crises is consistently the least funded area of humanitarian response.

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These specialists will address a range of questions that have arisen from the tsunami and resulting humanitarian response, including: How can a country prepare for the unexpected?

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"We are greatly relieved to hear that they are safe after their terrible ordeal, " said Peter Swift, chairman of the Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme, which has been tracking the ship's saga.

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