Strengthening Humanitarian Assistance, Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation in Response to the Severe Drought in the Horn of Africa Region

A/RES/66/120View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 70 Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance, published in 2012.

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2012

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2012	A/67/367	Humanitarian assistance and rehabilitation for selected countries and regions report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/66/120

What subjects does this mandate have?

9 subjects

Arid Zones Cooperation Between Organizations Coordination Within UN System Disaster Relief Emergency Relief Humanitarian Assistance Northeast Africa Rehabilitation Relief Personnel

What’s in this document?

13 operative paragraphs

Expresses its solidarity, sympathy and support for the people and Governments of the Horn of Africa region affected by the drought and famine conditions;

Commends steps taken by the Governments of those affected countries to accommodate refugees, and calls upon the United Nations to continue to work closely with the Governments concerned and other partners in providing necessary assistance to refugees and support to host communities, as appropriate;

Expresses its appreciation to the international community, including Governments, the United Nations system, regional organizations, international agencies and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, as well as non-governmental organizations and private sector entities, that are providing emergency relief to the affected populations;

Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General, the Emergency Relief Coordinator, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of the Secretariat and the United Nations funds and programmes, as well as other humanitarian organizations, for their response, and underlines the urgent need to continue to scale up assistance aimed at alleviating the consequences of the drought in the most affected areas in the Horn of Africa region and to build resilience in the longer term;

Urges the international community, including relevant international and regional organizations, as well as the private sector and civil society, to continue providing humanitarian assistance and to make contributions to humanitarian funding mechanisms, in response to relevant appeals;

Requests the Emergency Relief Coordinator to continue to lead the efforts to strengthen the coordination of humanitarian assistance and promote partnerships among humanitarian and development actors, and urges relevant United Nations and other relevant intergovernmental organizations, as well as other humanitarian and relevant development actors, including civil society, to continue to work with the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to enhance the coordination, effectiveness and efficiency of humanitarian assistance;

Encourages States and other actors providing humanitarian assistance to improve cooperation with the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs so as to enhance the coordination, effectiveness and efficiency of humanitarian assistance to the Horn of Africa;

Requests the Secretary-General and all the organs and bodies of the United Nations system, international financial institutions and development agencies to assist the countries of the Horn of Africa region whenever possible through continued effective humanitarian, technical and financial assistance that contributes to building resilience and overcoming the humanitarian situation, in particular food insecurity and chronic water deficiency in the short, medium and long term, in conformity with the priorities identified at the national level;

Calls upon all States to maintain the momentum and political commitment shown at the joint summit on the Horn of Africa crisis to addressing the underlying causes of vulnerability in drought-prone areas and strengthening the resilience of members of drought-affected communities, including pastoralists and agro-pastoralists, through the prioritization and integration of risk-reduction activities, including water management, agricultural development and social protection, into development policies, planning and national resource allocations, and in this regard calls upon the international community to continue to support those efforts;

Requests the relevant organs and organizations of the United Nations system and other multilateral organizations to continue to maintain appropriate support and assistance to national and regional efforts towards strengthening disaster risk reduction, including early warning, disaster preparedness and health and nutrition surveillance capacities of the countries affected;

Strongly condemns the expulsion of humanitarian organizations, the ban on the activities of humanitarian personnel, and the targeting, hindering or prevention of the delivery of humanitarian assistance in Somalia by armed groups, and deplores any attacks on humanitarian personnel;

Calls upon all States and parties to cooperate fully with the United Nations and other humanitarian agencies and organizations, in conformity with the relevant provisions of international law and national laws, and to ensure the safe and unhindered access of humanitarian personnel, as well as delivery of supplies and equipment, in order to allow such personnel to save lives and efficiently perform their task of assisting affected civilian populations, including refugees and internally displaced persons;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session on the implementation of the present resolution under the sub-item entitled “Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations”.

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