Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Requests the Emergency Relief Coordinator to continue his efforts to strengthen the coordination of humanitarian assistance; requests the Secretary-General to continue to develop more systematic links with Member States offering military assets for natural disaster response in order to identify the availability of such assets; requests the Secretary-General to strengthen the support provided to UN resident/humanitarian coordinators and to UN country teams; urges all Member States and invites the private sector and all concerned individuals and institutions to consider making voluntary contributions to the Fund, reaffirms the target of US$500 million by 2008; calls upon all States and parties in complex humanitarian emergencies to cooperate fully with the UN and other humanitarian agencies and organizations and to ensure the safe and unhindered access of humanitarian personnel as well as delivery of supplies and equipment; calls upon States to adopt preventive measures and effective responses to acts of violence committed against civilian populations in armed conflicts; decides that the sub-items of its agenda related to the strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the UN currently considered by the 2nd Committee shall be reallocated to its plenary as of its 62nd session.

Adopted without vote, 79th plenary meeting

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Issued in GAOR, 61st sess., Suppl. no. 49.