Participation of Volunteers, "White Helmets", In the Activities of the United Nations in the Field of Humanitarian Relief, Rehabilitation and Technical Cooperation for Development

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 70Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance, published in 2013.

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6 versions · 2002–2015

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/70/105

2015A/RES/70/105Participation of volunteers, "White Helmets", in the activities of the United Nations in the field of humanitarian relief, rehabilitation and technical cooperation for developmentLatestCompare with previous version
2013A/RES/67/84Participation of volunteers, "White Helmets", in the activities of the United Nations in the field of humanitarian relief, rehabilitation and technical cooperation for developmentCompare with previous version
2010A/RES/64/75Participation of volunteers, "White Helmets", in the activities of the United Nations in the field of humanitarian relief, rehabilitation and technical cooperation for developmentCompare with previous version
2007A/RES/61/220Participation of volunteers, "White Helmets", in the activities of the United Nations in the field of humanitarian relief, rehabilitation and technical cooperation for developmentCompare with previous version
2004A/RES/58/118Participation of volunteers, "White Helmets", in the activities of the United Nations in the field of humanitarian relief, rehabilitation and technical cooperation for developmentCompare with previous version

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11 topics

Coordination Within UN System Disaster Preparedness Disaster Relief Emergency Relief Food Security Humanitarian Assistance Humanitarian Emergencies International Voluntary Services Regional Cooperation Resources Mobilization White Helmets

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Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations, in particular section VI.B thereof, prepared pursuant to resolution 46/182 and submitted in response to resolution 64/75;

Recognizes the efforts being made by the White Helmets initiative to strengthen national, subregional and regional agreements in Latin America and the Caribbean;

Also recognizes the work done by the White Helmets in coordination with the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of the Secretariat to promote the interchange of humanitarian experiences and best practices among the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean;

Takes note of the work done by the White Helmets in strengthening subregional mechanisms for disaster risk reduction, including support to the Forum on Cooperation and Coordination of Subregional Mechanisms for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas;

Recognizes the work undertaken with the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction to strengthen the disaster risk reduction agenda and generate practical tools for the campaign entitled “Making Cities Resilient: My city is getting ready”, and encourages all relevant stakeholders to participate actively in the consultation process leading to the post-2015 disaster risk reduction framework;

Notes the emphasis placed on the development of mechanisms to facilitate the local management of humanitarian emergencies through the organization, participatory involvement and empowerment of affected communities and the training of the members of local volunteer corps;

Commends the contributions of national and international volunteers for their fundamental role in disaster risk reduction, response and recovery;

Takes note of the agreement signed in 2012 between the United Nations Volunteers and the White Helmets Commission, which will allow for continuation of the joint work launched in 1995, and invites Member States in a position to do so to consider means of supporting collaboration of the White Helmets with their programme activities and to consider making financial resources available to the Special Voluntary Fund of the United Nations Volunteers;

Also takes note of the memorandum of understanding signed in 2011 between the White Helmets and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees that established the framework for the deployment of White Helmets volunteers in support of the High Commissioner’s emergency operations;

Recognizes the efforts made by the World Food Programme and the White Helmets to coordinate integration mechanisms that allow for joint action within the framework of food security, on the basis of their general agreements of 1998, including the exchange of information among stakeholders in the field;

Also recognizes the international humanitarian activities that the White Helmets developed in the period from 2010 to 2012 in coordination with the national authorities of disaster-affected countries and the agencies of the United Nations system and its partners;

Notes the work of the White Helmets initiative in assisting the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to promote greater legal preparedness for international disaster assistance in the Americas;

Encourages operational partners of the United Nations system, in particular the United Nations Volunteers and the World Health Organization, in providing psychosocial support to the disaster-affected population in emergency and disaster situations, to draw, as appropriate, on the voluntary expertise of the White Helmets, which has been successfully tested, and invites Member States to consider means of integrating the White Helmets initiative into their programme activities;

Encourages the White Helmets to continue to enhance coordination with the international humanitarian system and to explore mechanisms for sharing best practices on disaster response and preparedness with other regional organizations in disaster-prone areas, in an effort to improve the coordination of humanitarian assistance provided by the United Nations in emergency situations;

Invites the Secretary-General, on the basis of the experience acquired, to continue to consider the use of the White Helmets initiative as a resource suitable for preventing and mitigating the effects of humanitarian disaster situations;

Also invites the Secretary-General, on the basis of the work experience acquired by White Helmets in the international field, as recognized in various resolutions of the General Assembly, and in view of the success of coordinated actions carried out with, inter alia, the World Food Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, the World Health Organization, the Pan American Health Organization, the United Nations Development Programme and the United Nations Volunteers, to suggest measures to enhance the collaboration of the White Helmets initiative with the United Nations system and to report thereon to the Assembly at its seventieth session in a separate section of the annual report on the strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations.

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