International Day in Memory of the Victims of Earthquakes

A/RES/79/285View PDF

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A document of the General Assembly, under agenda item 13 Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields, published in 2025.

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Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Programme 23	Humanitarian assistance	25

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Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Programme 23	Humanitarian assistance	25	—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

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Earthquakes

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Decides to proclaim 29 April as the International Day in Memory of the Victims of Earthquakes, to be observed annually;

Invites all Member States, organizations of the United Nations system and other relevant international organizations to collaborate on the commemoration of the International Day in Memory of the Victims of Earthquakes with other competent organizations and stakeholders, civil society, including non‑governmental organizations, as well as the private sector, local authorities, Indigenous Peoples and local communities, as appropriate, including through activities aimed at education and awareness-raising of the importance of strengthening resilience and increasing preparedness for response and recovery;

Invites the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction to facilitate the observance of the International Day, mindful of the provisions contained in the annex to Economic and Social Council resolution 1980/67;

Stresses that the cost of all activities that may arise from the implementation of the present resolution should be met from voluntary contributions and that such activities would be subject to the availability and provision of voluntary contributions;

Requests the Secretary-General to bring the present resolution to the attention of all Member States, the organizations of the United Nations system and civil society organizations for appropriate observance.

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