Emergency Response to Disasters

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 20a Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations, published in 1999.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 1999–2002

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/56/99

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2002	A/RES/56/99	Emergency response to disasters	371	35%Compare
1999	A/RES/54/30	Emergency response to disasters	480	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Disaster Preparedness Earthquakes Emergency Relief Greece Stand-By Arrangements Türki̇ye

What’s in this document?

5 operative paragraphs

Expresses its solidarity with the Governments and the peoples of Greece and Turkey as they cope with the consequences of the disasters;

Expresses its appreciation to all States of the international community, international agencies and organizations and non-governmental organizations and individuals that are providing emergency relief to the affected areas;

Notes with satisfaction the decision taken by the Governments of Greece and Turkey to establish a joint standby disaster relief unit comprising contingents drawn from governmental and non-governmental organizations and agencies of both countries to reinforce and expand existing standby arrangements of the United Nations system with no financial implications to the programme budget of the United Nations;

Requests the Secretary-General, through the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of the Secretariat, to formulate the modalities for the utilization of the standby disaster relief unit by the relevant agencies of the United Nations system;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session on the progress made in the implementation of the present resolution.

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