International Cooperation on Humanitarian Assistance in the Field of Natural Disasters, From Relief to Development

A/RES/60/125View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 73a Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations, published in 2006.

What other versions does this mandate have?

27 versions · 2000–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/113

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/113	International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development	9,282	99%Compare
2024	A/RES/79/139	International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development	9,281	94%Compare
2023	A/RES/78/120	International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development	8,801	99%Compare
2022	A/RES/77/29	International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development	8,758	93%Compare
2021	A/RES/76/128	International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development	8,160	94%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

23 reports · 2002–2025

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2025	A/80/390	International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/79/139
2024	A/79/369	International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/78/120
2023	A/78/360	International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/77/29
2022	A/77/361	International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/76/128
2021	A/76/376	International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/75/124

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20 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the reports of the Secretary-General entitled “International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development”;⁵ “Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations”;⁶ “Strengthening emergency relief, rehabilitation, reconstruction, recovery and prevention in the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster”;⁷ “The transition from relief to development”;⁸ and “Improvement of the Central Emergency Revolving Fund”;⁹

⁵A/60/227.

⁶A/60/87-E/2005/78.

⁷A/60/86-E/2005/77.

⁸A/60/89-E/2005/79.

⁹A/60/432.

Expresses its deep concern at the number and scale of natural disasters and their increasing impact, resulting in massive losses of life and property worldwide, in particular in vulnerable societies lacking adequate capacity to mitigate effectively the long-term negative social, economic and environmental consequences of natural disasters;

Calls upon States to fully implement the Hyogo Declaration1 and the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005–2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters,2 in particular those commitments related to assistance for developing countries that are prone to natural disasters and for disaster-stricken States in the transition phase towards sustainable physical, social and economic recovery, for risk-reduction activities in post-disaster recovery and for rehabilitation processes;

Calls upon all States to adopt, where required, and to continue to implement effectively, necessary legislative and other appropriate measures to mitigate the effects of natural disasters and integrate disaster risk reduction strategies into development planning, and in this regard requests the international community to continue to assist developing countries as well as countries with economies in transition;

Welcomes the effective cooperation among the affected States, relevant bodies of the United Nations system, donor countries, regional and international financial institutions and other relevant organizations, such as the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and civil society, in the coordination and delivery of emergency relief, and stresses the need to continue such cooperation and delivery throughout relief operations and medium- and long-term rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts, in a manner that reduces vulnerability to future natural hazards;

Reiterates the commitment to support the efforts of countries, in particular developing countries, to strengthen their capacities at all levels in order to prepare for and respond rapidly to natural disasters and mitigate their impact;

Stresses that, to increase further the effectiveness of humanitarian assistance, particular international cooperation efforts should be undertaken to enhance and broaden further the utilization of national and local capacities and, where appropriate, of regional and subregional capacities of developing countries for disaster preparedness and response, which may be made available in closer proximity to the site of a disaster, and more efficiently and at lower cost;

Also stresses, in this context, the importance of strengthening international cooperation, particularly through the effective use of multilateral mechanisms, in the timely provision of humanitarian assistance through all phases of a disaster, from relief and mitigation to development, including the provision of adequate resources;

Welcomes the role of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of the Secretariat as the focal point within the overall United Nations system for the promotion and coordination of disaster response among United Nations humanitarian organizations and other humanitarian partners;

Also welcomes, so as to increase further the effectiveness of humanitarian assistance, the incorporation of experts from developing countries that are prone to natural disasters into the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination system, and also the work of the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group in assisting such countries in strengthening urban search and rescue capacities and establishing mechanisms for improving their coordination of national and international response in the field, and recalls in this regard its resolution 57/150 of 16 December 2002 entitled “Strengthening the effectiveness and coordination of international urban search and rescue assistance”;

Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with States and relevant organizations, to continue to explore ways to strengthen the rapid response capacities of the international community to provide immediate humanitarian relief, building on existing arrangements and ongoing initiatives;

Notes the need to continue to improve the management and use of the Central Register of Disaster Management Capacities, including the Directory of Advanced Technologies for Disaster Response, which has the potential to support planning preparedness and response activities, and requests the Secretary-General to include information about the work of the Central Register in his report on the implementation of the present resolution;

Requests the Secretary-General to develop more systematic links with Member States offering military assets for natural disaster response in order to identify the availability of such assets;

Encourages donors to consider the importance of ensuring that assistance in the case of higher-profile natural disasters does not come at the expense of those natural disasters that may be relatively lower-profile, bearing in mind that the allocation of resources should be driven by needs;

Encourages States that have not acceded to or ratified the Tampere Convention on the Provision of Telecommunication Resources for Disaster Mitigation and Relief Operations, which entered into force on 8 January 2005,¹⁰ to consider doing so;

¹⁰United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 2296, No. 40906.

Encourages the further use of space-based and ground-based remote-sensing technologies, as well as the sharing of geographical data, for the prevention, mitigation and management of natural disasters, where appropriate;

Encourages Member States, relevant United Nations organizations and international financial institutions to enhance the global capacity for sustainable post-disaster recovery in areas such as coordination with traditional and non-traditional partners, identification and dissemination of lessons learned, development of common tools and mechanisms for recovery needs assessment, strategy development and programming, and incorporation of risk reduction into all recovery processes, and welcomes the ongoing efforts to this end;

Requests the United Nations system to improve its coordination of disaster recovery efforts, from relief to development, inter alia, by strengthening institutional, coordination and strategic planning efforts in disaster recovery, in support of national authorities;

Stresses the importance of rapid access to funds to ensure a more predictable and timely United Nations response to humanitarian emergencies;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to improve the international response to natural disasters, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its sixty-first session.

International Cooperation on Humanitarian Assistance in the Field of Natural Disasters, From Relief to Development

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