Appeals to all Member States, specialized agencies in the field and other organs and bodies of the UN system, as well as international economic and financial institutions, to respond urgently and generously in sustaining development assistance to Bangladesh, particularly in its plans and programmes for longer-term rehabilitation and reconstruction; requests relevant organizations and bodies of the UN system and other multilateral organizations to take appropriate measures to provide assistance to Bangladesh to strengthen its capacity to assess, predict, prevent and mitigate natural disasters, particularly assistance for disaster preparedness and prevention programmes and to implement its plans and programmes for seeking a long-term and effective solution of the problems caused by floods and other natural disasters; requests the Secretary-General, through the Office of the UN Disaster Relief Co-ordinator and in co-operation with other relevant agencies of the UN system, to assist the Government of Bangladesh in preparing its own feasibility plan to meet such exigencies.

Adopted without vote, 33rd meeting

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Adopted at the 33rd plenary meeting, 18 Oct. 1988.
In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly during its 43rd session, Volume 1, 20 September-22 December 1988. - A/43/49. - 1989. - p. 17-18. - (GAOR, 43rd sess., Suppl. no. 49).