International cooperation to reduce the impact of the El Niño phenomenon : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Calls upon the Secretary-General and the relevant UN organs, funds and programmes, in particular those taking part in the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, and the international community to adopt, as appropriate, the necessary measures for the prompt establishment of the international centre for the study of the El Niño phenomenon at Guayaquil, Ecuador, and invites the international community to provide scientific, technical and financial assistance and cooperation for that purpose; invites the Government of the host country to facilitate the process for the prompt establishment of the international centre for the study of the El Niño phenomenon; requests the Secretary-General to continue the full implementation of its resolutions 52/200, 53/185, 54/219 and 54/220 and Economic and Social Council resolutions 1999/46, 1999/63 and 2000/33.

Adopted without vote, 87th plenary meeting

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