Participation of volunteers, "White Helmets", in the activities of the United Nations in the field of humanitarian relief, rehabilitation and technical cooperation for development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2009
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SymbolA/RES/64/75
TitleParticipation of volunteers, "White Helmets", in the activities of the United Nations in the field of humanitarian relief, rehabilitation and technical cooperation for development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
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Summary
Recognizes the effort being made by the White Helmets initiative to strengthen national and regional agreements aimed at facilitating coordination between the UN system and trained standby national volunteer corps; recognizes that the White Helmets initiative can play an important role in the promotion, diffusion and implementation of the decisions contained in the UN Millennium Declaration; takes note of the efforts made by the World Food Programme and the White Helmets to coordinate integration mechanisms that allow for joint action within the framework of food security, on the basis of their general agreements of 1998; encourages operational partners of the United Nations system, in particular the UN Volunteers and the World Health Organization; encourages the White Helmets to continue enhancing coordination with the international humanitarian system; invites the Secretary-General to continue considering the use of the White Helmets initiative as a resource suitable for preventing and mitigating the effects of humanitarian disaster situations; also invites the Secretary-General to suggest measures to enhance the integration of the White Helmets initiative into the work of the UN system.
Action note2009-12-07
Vote summary
Adopted without vote, 60th plenary meeting
Meeting record
A/64/PV.60
Agenda information
A/64/251 70a Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
Date[New York] : UN, 5 Feb. 2010
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3 p.
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Issued in GAOR, 64th sess., Suppl. no. 49.