International Cooperation to Reduce the Impact of the El Niño Phenomenon

A/RES/55/197View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 95 Environment and sustainable development, published in 2001.

What other versions does this mandate have?

12 versions · 1998–2015

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/69/218

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2015	A/RES/69/218	International cooperation to reduce the impact of the El Niño phenomenon	1,090	74%Compare
2013	A/RES/67/208	International cooperation to reduce the impact of the El Niño phenomenon	819	83%Compare
2011	A/RES/65/158	International cooperation to reduce the impact of the El Niño phenomenon	733	68%Compare
2009	A/RES/63/215	International cooperation to reduce the impact of the El Niño phenomenon	627	78%Compare
2007	A/RES/61/199	International cooperation to reduce the impact of the El Niño phenomenon	613	58%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

4 reports · 2001–2016

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2016	A/71/230	Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/69/218
2010	A/65/388	Implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/63/215
2006	A/61/229	Implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/59/232
2001	A/56/76	International cooperation to reduce the impact of the El Niño phenomenon report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/52/200A/RES/53/185A/RES/54/220A/RES/55/197

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Disaster Preparedness El Niño Current Financial Assistance Scientific Cooperation Scientific Research Technical Cooperation

What’s in this document?

7 operative paragraphs

Takes note with appreciation of the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General;1

Also takes note with appreciation of the measures adopted in order to ensure the continuity of international cooperation to reduce the impact of the El Niño phenomenon, within the framework of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, and reiterates its invitation to Member States, organs and organizations of the United Nations system, contained in paragraphs 7, 8 and 9 of its resolution 52/200;

Welcomes the establishment of the working group on the El Niño/La Niña phenomenon within the framework of the Inter-Agency Task Force for Disaster Reduction;

Calls upon the Secretary-General and the relevant United Nations organs, funds and programmes, in particular those taking part in the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, and the international community to adopt, as appropriate, the necessary measures for the prompt establishment of the international centre for the study of the El Niño phenomenon at Guayaquil, Ecuador, and invites the international community to provide scientific, technical and financial assistance and cooperation for that purpose, in accordance with resolution 54/220;

Invites the Government of the host country to facilitate the process for the prompt establishment of the international centre for the study of the El Niño phenomenon;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue the full implementation of its resolutions 52/200, 53/185, 54/219 and 54/220 and Economic and Social Council resolutions 1999/46, 1999/63 and 2000/33;

Also requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session, through the Economic and Social Council at its substantive session of 2001, on the implementation of the present resolution, under the item entitled “Environment and sustainable development”.

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