Measures in Connexion with the Hurricane Which Has Just Struck the Territories of Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago

A/RES/1888(XVIII)View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1964.

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8 subjects

Cuba Disaster Relief Dominican Republic Haiti Hurricanes Jamaica Reconstruction Trinidad and Tobago

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Expresses its deep sympathy to the peoples of Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago over the loss of human life and the material damage caused by the hurricane;

Invites Member States and non-governmental organizations to study ways of providing large-scale assistance, either individually or collectively, to the above-mentioned territories in order that they may make a more effective effort to rehabilitate the devc>stated areas, and asks them to furnish such assistance generously ;

Requests the Secretary-General and the executive heads of the United Nations agencies concerned to bear in mind the immediate and future needs of the affected countries and to provide assistance, in connexion with their rehabilitation plans, from available resources, obtaining where necessary the authorization of the gov- . erning bodies of their respective organizations.

1 November 1963.

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