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 and to continue to implement effectively necessary legislative and other appropriate measures to mitigate the effects of natural disasters; stresses the importance of strengthening international cooperation, particularly through the effective use of multilateral mechanisms, in the provision of humanitarian assistance for all phases of a disaster, from relief and mitigation to development; reaffirms that disaster risk analysis and vulnerability reduction form an integral part of sustainable development strategies and need to be considered in development plans of all vulnerable countries and communities; emphasizes the importance of enhanced international cooperation, including with the UN and regional organizations, to assist developing countries in their efforts to build capacities and to predict, prepare for and respond to natural disasters; stresses that particular international cooperation efforts should be undertaken to enhance and broaden further the utilization of national and local capacities; encourages further cooperation between the UN system and regional organizations in order to increase the capacity of these organizations to respond to natural disasters; requests the Secretary-General to continue progress on compiling a directory of disaster mitigation capacity at the national, regional and international levels; encourages donors to consider the importance of ensuring that assistance in the case of higher-profile natural disasters does not come at the expense of those that may have a relatively lower profile; requests the Secretary-General to examine the overall situation regarding the mobilization of resources for response to natural disasters.

Adopted without vote, 75th plenary meeting

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