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New International Humanitarian Order

A/RES/55/73View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 109 Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, questions relating to refugees, returnees and displaced persons and humanitarian questions, published in 2001.

What other versions does this mandate have?

16 versions · 1982–2009
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/63/147
YearSymbolTitleWord lengthText similarity
2009
A/RES/63/147

New international humanitarian order

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2007
A/RES/61/138

New international humanitarian order

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2005
A/RES/59/171

New international humanitarian order

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2003
A/RES/57/184

New international humanitarian order

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2001
A/RES/55/73

New international humanitarian order

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Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

4 reports · 2002–2010
YearSymbolTitleMandate resolution
2010A/65/82Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations report of the Secretary-GeneralA/RES/63/147
2006A/61/224New international humanitarian order report of the Secretary-GeneralA/RES/59/171
2004A/59/554New international humanitarian order report of the Secretary-GeneralA/RES/57/184
2002A/57/583New international humanitarian order report of the Secretary-GeneralA/RES/55/73

What subjects does this mandate have?

11 subjects
Cooperation Between OrganizationsFreedom of MovementGroups of ExpertsHuman Rights in Armed ConflictsHumanitarian AssistanceHumanitarian EmergenciesInformation ExchangeNon-Governmental OrganizationsRefugee LawRelief PersonnelStaff Security

What’s in this document?

7 operative paragraphs
1
Notes the Secretary-General’s continuing support of efforts to promote a new international humanitarian order;
2
Invites the Secretary-General to continue to promote strict adherence to refugee law, international humanitarian law, human rights instruments and internationally accepted norms and principles in situations of armed conflict and complex emergencies;
3
Urges Governments, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and others concerned to extend cooperation and provide support to the efforts of the Secretary-General, inter alia, through the relevant United Nations agencies and organizational mechanisms set up to address the assistance and protection needs of victims of complex emergencies as well as the safety and security of United Nations and other humanitarian workers;
4
Calls upon all Governments and parties involved in complex humanitarian emergencies to ensure the safe and unhindered access of humanitarian personnel so as to allow them to perform efficiently their task of assisting the affected civilian populations;
5
Invites Governments to make available to the Secretary-General, on a voluntary basis, information and expertise on humanitarian problems of concern to them, in order to identify opportunities for future action;
6
Invites the Independent Bureau for Humanitarian Issues to continue and to strengthen further its activities, including cooperation with the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of the Secretariat and the other relevant bodies of the United Nations system;
7
Requests the Secretary-General to remain in contact with Governments and the relevant international and non-governmental organizations and to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh session on the progress made concerning the promotion of a new international humanitarian order and compliance with refugee law, international humanitarian law and human rights instruments in armed conflicts and emergency situations.

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