Humanitarian Assistance and Rehabilitation for El Salvador and Guatemala

A/RES/60/220View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 73b Special economic assistance to individual countries or regions, published in 2006.

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2006

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2006	A/61/78	Humanitarian assistance and rehabilitation for El Salvador and Guatemala report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/60/220

What subjects does this mandate have?

15 subjects

Disaster Preparedness Disaster Prevention Disaster Relief El Salvador Emergency Relief Financial Assistance Guatemala Humanitarian Assistance International Cooperation International Financial Institutions Natural Disasters Reconstruction Report Preparation Technical Cooperation Tropical Storms

What’s in this document?

8 operative paragraphs

Expresses its solidarity and support to the Governments and the peoples of El Salvador and Guatemala;

Expresses its appreciation to the members of the international community that have offered their support to the rescue efforts and emergency assistance for the affected population;

Appeals to all Member States and all organs and bodies of the United Nations system, as well as international financial institutions and development agencies, to provide speedy support to the relief, rehabilitation and assistance effort for the affected countries;

Calls upon the international community to provide assistance in response to the flash appeal for Guatemala and to the joint United Nations agency appeal in El Salvador;

Acknowledges the efforts and progress made by El Salvador and Guatemala in strengthening their disaster-preparedness capacity, emphasizes the importance of investing in disaster risk reduction, and encourages the international community to cooperate with the Governments of El Salvador and Guatemala towards this end;

Requests the Secretary-General and all organs and bodies of the United Nations system, as well as international financial institutions and development agencies, to assist El Salvador and Guatemala, whenever possible, through continued effective humanitarian, technical and financial assistance that contributes to overcoming the emergency and achieving the rehabilitation and recovery of the economy and the affected population in the short, medium and long term, in conformity with the priorities identified at the national level;

Requests the relevant organs and organizations of the United Nations system and other multilateral organizations to increase their support and assistance for strengthening the disaster-preparedness capacity of the countries concerned;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly, through the Economic and Social Council, at the humanitarian affairs segment of its substantive session of 2006, on the implementation of the present resolution and on the progress made in the relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts of the affected countries.

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