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 and hamper the achievement of their sustainable development, in particular in developing countries,
深为关切近年来自然灾害次数多、规模大，后果日益严重，造成巨大生命损失，对全世界的脆弱社会造成长期不利的社会、经济和环境后果，并有碍实现可持续发展，尤其是在发展中国家，