International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Calls upon all States to adopt, where required, and to continue to implement effectively necessary legislative and other appropriate measures to mitigate the effects of natural disasters, inter alia, by disaster prevention, including building regulations and appropriate land use, as well as disaster preparedness and capacity-building in disaster response; requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with relevant bodies of the UN system, to prepare recommendations on how to improve the potential of UN to mitigate natural disasters including, in particular, through the development of an inventory of the existing capacities at the national, regional and international levels; requests the Secretary-General to continue to consider innovative mechanisms to improve the international response to natural disasters, inter alia, by addressing any geographical and sectoral imbalances in such a response where they exist, as well as more effective use of national emergency response agencies, taking into account their comparative advantages and specializations, as well as existing arrangements.

Adopted without vote, 85th plenary meeting

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