Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations

Stresses that the UN system should improve its ability to make the best use of existing humanitarian capacities at all levels; calls upon the relevant UN entities, under the coordination mandate of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, to improve the development of common needs assessments and work towards more effective prioritization, including reviewing the Consolidated Appeals Process Needs Assessment Framework and Matrix; recommends to the General Assembly that it improve functioning of the Central Emergency Revolving Fund through the possible inclusion of a grant facility component based on voluntary contributions.

Adopted without vote, 28th plenary meeting

In: Resolutions and decisions of the Economic and Social Council, organizational session for 2005, New York, 19 Jan., 4 Feb. and 1 and 31 Mar. 2005; resumed organizational session for 2005, New York, 27 and 28 Apr. and 9 June 2005; substantive session of 2005, New York, 29 June-27 July 2005; resumed substantive session of 2005, New York, 21 Oct. 2005 - E/2005/99 - p. 21-23 - (ESCOR, 2005, Suppl. no. 1).