Strengthening of the Coordination of Emergency Humanitarian Assistance of the United Nations

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 20aStrengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations, published in 2002.

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30 versions · 1996–2024

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Aid Coordination Aid Financing Coordination Within UN System Emergency Relief Humanitarian Assistance International Organizations Natural Disasters Non-Governmental Organizations Periodic Reports Reimbursement Report Preparation Staff Security

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Welcomes the holding of the fourth humanitarian affairs segment of the Economic and Social Council during its substantive session of 2001;

Invites the Economic and Social Council to continue to consider ways to enhance further the humanitarian affairs segment of future sessions of the Council;

Emphasizes the importance of discussion of humanitarian policies and activities in the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council;

Calls upon relevant organizations of the United Nations system, other relevant international organizations, Governments and non-governmental organizations to cooperate with the Secretary-General and the Emergency Relief Coordinator to ensure timely implementation of and follow-up to agreed conclusions of the humanitarian affairs segment of the substantive session of the Economic and Social Council;

Welcomes the progress made by the Emergency Relief Coordinator and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of the Secretariat in strengthening the coordination of humanitarian assistance of the United Nations;

Expresses its deepest appreciation to those Governments that have contributed to the Central Emergency Revolving Fund;

Encourages better use of the Revolving Fund, and in that context endorses the proposal of the Secretary-General to expand the utilization of the Fund to include humanitarian assistance for natural disasters, humanitarian assistance for new requirements in protracted emergencies and emergency staff safety arrangements for United Nations and associated personnel;

Decides that the expanded utilization of the Revolving Fund shall follow the same procedures and terms of reference that have been established in resolution 46/182 for advances and reimbursement of the resources of the Fund;

Requests the Secretary-General to inform Governments regularly about the use of the Revolving Fund and to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh session on the utilization of the Fund and on further possible improvements in its terms of reference in order to enhance its functioning and utilization, inter alia, in relation to the great need for urgent assistance in many underfunded, so-called forgotten emergencies;

Also requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh session, through the 2002 substantive session of the Economic and Social Council, on progress made in strengthening the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations, including the implementation of and follow-up to relevant agreed conclusions of the Council and progress made in the implementation of the present resolution.

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