International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development A/RES/69/243 Recognizing the high numbers of persons affected by natural disasters, including in this respect internally displaced persons, and the need for Member States to address the humanitarian and development needs arising from natural disaster-induced displacement, including through national policies and resiliencebuilding, and with the support of the United Nations and relevant humanitarian and development organizations, and encouraging all relevant actors to consider making use of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement 5 when dealing with situations of internal displacement, Reaffirming the importance of international cooperation in support of the efforts of the affected States in dealing with natural disasters in all their phases, in particular in preparedness, response and the early recovery phase, and of strengthening the response capacity of countries affected by disaster, Recognizing the progress made by the United Nations Platform for Spacebased Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) in its mission, encouraging Member States to provide all support necessary, on a voluntary basis, to UN-SPIDER, including financial support, to enable it to carry out its workplan for 2014–2015, and reiterating the importance of enhancing international coordination and cooperation at the global level in disaster management and emergency response through greater access to and use of spacebased services for all countries and by facilitating capacity-building and institutional strengthening for disaster management, in particular in developing countries, Noting the progress in the establishment of the Global Framework for Climate Services to develop and provide science-based climate information and prediction for climate risk management and for adaptation to climate variability and change, and looking forward to its implementation, Welcoming the important role played by Member States, including developing countries, that have granted necessary and continued generous assistance to countries and peoples stricken by natural disasters, Recognizing the significant role played by national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies, as part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, in disaster preparedness and risk reduction, disaster response, rehabilitation and development, Emphasizing the need to address vulnerability and to integrate disaster risk reduction, including preparedness, into all phases of natural disaster management, post-natural disaster recovery and development planning, through close collaboration of all relevant actors and sectors, Reaffirming that strengthening resilience contributes to withstanding, adapting to and quickly recovering from disasters, Recognizing that efforts to achieve economic growth, sustainable development and internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, can be adversely affected by natural disasters, and noting the positive contribution that those efforts can make in strengthening the resilience of populations to such disasters, _______________ 5 E/CN.4/1998/53/Add.2, annex. 3/10