Expressing its deep concern at the number and scale of natural disasters and their increasing impact within recent years, which have resulted in massive loss of life and long-term negative social, economic and environmental consequences for vulnerable societies throughout the world, in particular in developing countries,
深为关切近年来自然灾害的次数和规模，其影响越来越严重，致使许多人丧生，对全世界的脆弱社会，特别是发展中国家的社会、经济和环境造成长期不利的后果，