Emergency Humanitarian Assistance for the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama

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 2011.

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2012

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2012	A/67/367	Humanitarian assistance and rehabilitation for selected countries and regions report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/66/9

What subjects does this mandate have?

16 subjects

Belize Capacity Building Costa Rica Disaster Prevention Disaster Relief El Salvador Emergency Relief Guatemala Honduras Humanitarian Assistance Natural Disasters Nicaragua Panama Reconstruction Rehabilitation Risk Assessment

What’s in this document?

6 operative paragraphs

Expresses its solidarity with and support for the Governments and peoples of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama;

Expresses its appreciation to the members of the international community that have already provided timely assistance for rescue and aid efforts targeted at the stricken population, in particular, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of the Secretariat and the United Nations Development Programme, and commends the efforts of the Emergency Relief Coordinator to strengthen the coordination of humanitarian assistance;

Acknowledges the efforts and progress made by Central American countries in strengthening their disaster-preparedness capacity, emphasizes the importance of investing in disaster risk reduction, and encourages the international community to continue to cooperate with the affected Governments towards this end;

Appeals to all Member States and all organs and agencies of the United Nations system, as well as the international financial and development institutions, to continue to cooperate with Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama in their relief, rehabilitation and humanitarian assistance efforts and in rebuilding the region;

Requests the relevant organizations and bodies of the United Nations system and other multilateral organizations to support and assist national and regional capacity-building in the areas of natural disaster preparedness, prevention and mitigation and risk management in the above-mentioned countries according to needs and in the specialized institution of the Central American Integration System, the Coordination Centre for Natural Disaster Prevention in Central America;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session on the implementation of the present resolution and progress made in relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts in the stricken countries.

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