Assistance in Cases of Natural Disaster and Other Disaster Situations

A/RES/3440(XXX)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1976.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 1972–1976

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1976	A/RES/3440(XXX)	Assistance in cases of natural disaster and other disaster situations	489	10%Compare
1974	A/RES/3152(XXVIII)	Assistance in cases of natural disaster and other disaster situations	453	28%Compare
1973	A/RES/2959(XXVII)	Assistance in cases of natural disaster and other disaster situations	280	8%Compare
1972	A/RES/2816(XXVI)	Assistance in cases of natural disaster and other disaster situations	1,349	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Disaster Relief Emergency Relief Fundraising Technical Cooperation Trust Funds

What’s in this document?

5 operative paragraphs

Requests tbe Secretary-General to establisb an honorary committee, composed of distinguished persons particularly interested in and concerned witb disaster relief, to assist tbe Secretary-General in mobilizing financial resources for disaster-related activities and to advise and counsel bim in tbis regard;

lnvites all States to make voluntary contributions to tbe expanded trust fund in order to permit implementation of effective, significant and continuing action by tbe United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator to help disaster-stricken and disaster-prone countries;

Further invites all States to encourage the setting up of national fund-raising committees to promote voluntary contributions for disaster-related activities,

bearing in mind tbe co-ordinating role of tbe Office of tbe United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator;

Requests tbe United Nations organs and other bodies concerned to co-operate with tbe Office of tbe United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator in tbe formulation of an intemational strategy for disaster prevention and, in due time, to assist the Office in the dissemination of tbe results achieved;

Requests the. Secretary-General to report on the implementation of the present resolution to the Economic and Social Council at its sixty-first session and to the General Assembly at its thirty-first session.

General A.ssembly-Thirtieth Session

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