Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 67 Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator : reports of the Secretary-General, published in 1979.

What other versions does this mandate have?

8 versions · 1977–1987

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/41/201

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1987	A/RES/41/201	Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator	1,315	15%Compare
1985	A/RES/39/207	Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator	1,177	12%Compare
1983	A/RES/37/144	Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator	1,149	18%Compare
1981	A/RES/35/107	Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator	379	24%Compare
1979	A/RES/34/55	Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator	635	40%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Coordination Within UN System Disaster Preparedness Disaster Prevention Disaster Relief Technical Cooperation

What’s in this document?

7 operative paragraphs

Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator7 and of

7 A/33/82. the additional information provided by the Co-ordinator in his statement to the Second Committee on 14 November 1977;R 2.

Commends the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator for his efforts on behalf of the victims of disasters;

Calls upon Governments and international organizations to co-operate with the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator by furnishing his Office, as expeditiously as possible, with detailed information on their current and intended relief contributions, in cash and in kind, in order to render more effective the provision of assistance to the victims of disasters;

Further calls upon recipient Governments to cooperate with the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator by informing his Office of the relief contributions offered and received;

Requests the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator to develop further his working arrangements with donors and recipients of relief assistance;

Invites all Governments to contribute to the trust fund of the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator, taking into account the financial difficulties indicated in the report of the Secretary- General;

Requests the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme at its next session to give consideration to the inclusion of technical cooperation activities for disaster preparedness and prevention in its regional and interregional programmes.

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