Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian emergency assistance to the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.

Emphasizes the leadership role of the Secretary-General in ensuring the rapid and coordinated response of the UN system to humanitarian emergencies, including in mobilizing the necessary resources; invites those States in a position to do so, to consider increasing the resources of the Central Emergency Revolving Fund based on voluntary contributions; calls upon potential donors to adopt necessary measures to increase and expedite their contributions, including setting aside, on a stand-by basis, financial and other resources that can be disbursed quickly to the UN system in response to the consolidated appeals of the Secretary-General; requests the Secretary-General to review the effectiveness and achievements of the new institutional arrangements of the UN humanitarian assistance system; also requests the Secretary-General to report on arrangements between UN and interested Governments and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations which would enable UN to have more expeditious access to their emergency relief capacities; requests the Secretary-General to explore the possibilities, advantages and disadvantages of the establishment of warehouses for emergency items at the regional as well as global levels; requests the Secretary-General to submit his annual report on the coordination of humanitarian emergency assistance to the General Assembly at its 48th session and to present an oral report to the Economic and Social Council at its substantive session of 1993.

Adopted without vote, 93rd meeting

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Adopted at the 93rd plenary meeting, 22 Dec. 1992.