Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters

A/RES/73/209View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 90 Protection of persons in the event of disasters, published in 2018.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 2016–2024

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/79/128

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2024	A/RES/79/128	Protection of persons in the event of disasters	794	27%Compare
2021	A/RES/76/119	Protection of persons in the event of disasters	454	51%Compare
2019	A/RES/73/209	Protection of persons in the event of disasters	289	51%Compare
2016	A/RES/71/141	Protection of persons in the event of disasters	239	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

2 reports · 2018–2020

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2020	A/75/214	Protection of persons in the event of disasters report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/73/209
2018	A/73/229	Protection of persons in the event of disasters report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/71/141

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Disaster Relief Disaster Victims Humanitarian Assistance International Instruments

What’s in this document?

4 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the views and comments expressed in the debates of the Sixth Committee at the seventy-third session of the General Assembly on this topic,³ as well as the comments and observations received from Governments on the draft articles on the protection of persons in the event of disasters and on any future action thereon;⁴

³See A/C.6/73/SR.31.

⁴See A/73/229.

Also takes note of the draft articles on the protection of persons in the event of disasters;1

Brings to the attention of States the recommendation by the International Law Commission that a convention be elaborated on the basis of the draft articles,2 and requests the Secretary-General to invite Governments that have not yet done so to submit comments thereon;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-fifth session the item entitled “Protection of persons in the event of disasters”.

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