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Strengthening of the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator

A/RES/3243(XXIX)No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1975.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 1975–1991
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/45/221
  • 1991A/RES/45/221Strengthening of the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinatorLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1975A/RES/3243(XXIX)Strengthening of the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 topics
Budget ContributionsDisaster PreparednessDisaster PreventionDisaster ReliefFinancing

What does this mandate say?

5 operative paragraphs
1
Calls upon the Secretary-General to provide sufficient staff, equipment and facilities to strengthen the capacity of the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator to provide an efficient and effective world-wide service of mobilizing and co-ordinating disaster relief, including particularly the collection and dissemination of information on disaster assessment, priority needs and donor assistance;
2
Decides that the additional costs of providing this strengthened capability should be met by voluntary contributions during the first year, commencing as soon as possible, and during the biennium 197 6-1977, at which time the method of financing for succeeding periods shall be subject to review in the light of experience, with the understanding that the additional resources made available under the terms of the present resolution should be concentrated on strengthening the co-ordinating capability of the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator, but without prejudice to any improvements that can be made in the roles of that Office in disaster prevention and in predisaster planning within the resources otherwise available to it;
3
Requests the Secretary-General to take appropriate measures, drawing upon the aforementioned voluntary funds, to prepare a plan and budget for this increased capability, and to proceed with its immediate implementation;
4
Requests the Secretary-General, as called for in Economic and Social Council resolution 1891 ( L VII), to continue to investigate the feasibility of measures to strengthen the United Nations machinery with regard to disaster prevention and pre-disaster planning;
5
Requests the Secretary-General to report on the implementation of the present resolution to the Economic and Social Council at its fifty-ninth session and to the General Assembly at its thirtieth session.

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