Humanitarian Assistance, Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation in Response to the Devastating Effects of the Earthquake in Haiti

A/RES/64/250View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 70a Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations, published in 2010.

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2010

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2010	A/65/335	Humanitarian assistance and rehabilitation for selected countries and regions report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/64/250

What subjects does this mandate have?

17 subjects

Capacity Building Cooperation Between Organizations Coordination Within UN System Disaster Preparedness Disaster Prevention Disaster Relief Earthquakes Field Staff Financial Assistance Haiti Humanitarian Assistance International Financial Institutions Natural Disasters Peacekeeping Operations Reconstruction Search and Rescue Operations Technical Cooperation

What’s in this document?

9 operative paragraphs

Expresses its solidarity and support to the Government and people of Haiti, as well as to all Member States that have lost nationals in this catastrophe;

Pays special tribute to all the staff members of the United Nations and international peacekeepers who have given their lives in the line of duty, and encourages continued search-and-rescue operations for all people still unaccounted for;

Expresses its appreciation to the members of the international community that have offered their prompt and generous support to the rescue efforts and emergency assistance for the affected population;

Appeals to all Member States and all relevant organs and bodies of the United Nations system, as well as the international financial institutions and development agencies, to provide speedy, sustainable and adequate support for the relief, early recovery, rehabilitation, reconstruction and development efforts of Haiti;

Calls upon the international community to provide assistance, as soon as possible, in response to the United Nations flash appeal for Haiti launched on 15 January 2010, and supports the overall coordinating role of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in assisting the Government of Haiti in ensuring a coherent international response to the humanitarian emergency in Haiti;

Requests the Secretary-General and all relevant organs and bodies of the United Nations system, as well as the international financial institutions and development agencies, to assist Haiti, whenever possible, through continued effective humanitarian, technical and financial assistance that contributes to overcoming the emergency and to the rehabilitation and recovery of the economy and the affected population, in conformity with the priorities identified at the national level;

Requests the Secretary-General, in this regard, to consult with Member States, relevant United Nations organs and bodies, including the Peacebuilding Commission and the Economic and Social Council, regarding ways to achieve enhanced coordination of reconstruction and development efforts in Haiti;

Requests the relevant organs and bodies of the United Nations system and other relevant international organizations to increase their support and assistance in strengthening the disaster-preparedness capacity of Haiti as well as reducing its vulnerability to natural disasters, and in integrating disaster risk reduction in its development strategies and programmes, in accordance with the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005–2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters;²

²A/CONF.206/6 and Corr.1, chap. I, resolution 2.

Requests the Secretary-General to keep Member States regularly informed on the humanitarian assistance efforts in Haiti and to report to the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session on the implementation of the present resolution and on the progress made in the relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts of the affected country, under the sub-item entitled “Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations”.

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