Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters

A/RES/76/119View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 87 Protection of persons in the event of disasters, published in 2021.

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?

7 operative paragraphs

Expresses its appreciation to the International Law Commission for its continuing contribution to the codification and progressive development of international law;

Takes note once again of the draft articles on the protection of persons in the event of disasters presented by the Commission;

Takes note of the views and comments expressed in the debates of the Sixth Committee 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.6/71/SR.20, A/C.6/71/SR.21, A/C.6/71/SR.22, A/C.6/71/SR.23, A/C.6/71/SR.24, A/C.6/71/SR.30, A/C.6/73/SR.31, A/C.6/75/SR.17, A/C.6/75/SR.18, A/C.6/75/SR.19, A/C.6/76/SR.12 and A/C.6/76/SR.13.

⁴See A/73/229 and A/75/214.

Decides to examine the draft articles and to consider further the recommendation of the Commission for the elaboration of a convention by the General Assembly or by an international conference of plenipotentiaries on the basis of the draft articles, or any other potential course of action with respect to the draft articles, also in the light of the views and comments expressed in the debates of the Sixth Committee, as well as the comments and observations received from Governments, within the framework of a working group of the Committee, to be convened for four full consecutive days at the seventy-eighth and seventy-ninth sessions of the Assembly;

Also decides that the working group will report to the Sixth Committee at the seventy-ninth session of the General Assembly on the outcome of its deliberations, with a view to the Committee making a recommendation to the Assembly as to any further action to take in respect of the draft articles;

Encourages all Member States to continue the substantive dialogue on an informal basis during the period prior to the seventy-eighth session of the General Assembly;

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

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