Wed, 12 Mar, 2014 12:08:28 AM FTimes-STT-Xinhua Report, March 12
"If this is a swift action from EU, it remains to be answered which would be a slow action then," said Tuomioja while speaking in the parliament on Tuesday, reported news agency STT. The Minister was also critical of the EU for its inability to deploy battle-group in the crisis management operation in CAR. According to Tuomioja, the use of the battle group in the operation has been discussed but it is not yet ready. One of the reasons given, according to Tuomioja, was that the battle group will be based for a maximum of four months. The crisis management operation in CAR is expected to last for six months. Tuomioja described the situation in CAR as a humanitarian disaster saying the situation is nearly escalating into genocide. Finland has pledged at the moment to send 24 soldiers in the operation that is expected to cost about € 10 million. News Agency Xinhua adds: The European Commission will provide 4 million euros (about 5.5 million U.S. dollars) in relief assistance to victims of the violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) who have been forced to flee to Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Cameroon. The funding comes from the Commission's support of 45 million euros to CAR since the escalation of the crisis in December 2013. It will help the most vulnerable people seeking to meet
their basic humanitarian needs including shelter, food, health, protection, water, sanitation and hygiene. them being able to return home and they urgently need our help just to survive their ordeal," said Kristalina Georgieva, EU Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and
Crisis Response.
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