Mehanizem naj bi omogočil mobilizacijo in koordinacijo intervencij, da bi pomagal zagotoviti boljše varstvo predvsem ljudi, pa tudi okolja in premoženja, vključno s kulturno dediščino, in tako zmanjšal izgubo človeških življenj, poškodbe, materialno škodo, gospodarsko in okoljsko škodo in pomagal zagotoviti večjo dosegljivost ciljev socialne kohezije in solidarnosti.
A mechanism should make it possible to mobilise, and facilitate coordination of, assistance interventions in order to help ensure better protection primarily of people but also of the environment and property, including cultural heritage, thereby reducing loss of human life, injury, material damage, economic and environmental damage, and making achievement of the objectives of social cohesion and solidarity more tangible.