United Nations
A/RES/67/84
General Assembly
Distr.: General
19 March 2013
Sixty-seventh session
Agenda item 70
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 13 December 2012
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/67/L.32 and Add.1)]
67/84.
Participation of volunteers, “White Helmets”, in
the activities of the United Nations in the field of
humanitarian relief, rehabilitation and technical
cooperation for development
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming its resolutions 50/19 of 28 November 1995, 52/171 of 16 December 1997,
54/98 of 8 December 1999, 56/102 of 14 December 2001, 58/118 of 17 December 2003,
61/220 of 20 December 2006 and 64/75 of 7 December 2009,
Reaffirming also its resolutions 46/182 of 19 December 1991, 47/168 of
22 December 1992, 48/57 of 14 December 1993, 49/139 B of 20 December 1994,
50/57 of 12 December 1995 and 51/194 of 17 December 1996 and Economic and
Social Council resolutions 1995/56 of 28 July 1995 and 1996/33 of 25 July 1996,
Recalling its resolution 66/67 of 5 December 2011 on the tenth anniversary of
the International Year of Volunteers,
Emphasizing the need for coordination between relief and development
activities in the context of humanitarian emergencies, taking into account the
internationally agreed development goals, including those contained in the United
Nations Millennium Declaration, 1
Recognizing the importance of mobilizing the scientific and technical knowhow of the international community to assist local communities within a framework
of comprehensive disaster risk reduction, bearing in mind the positive impact of
technology transfer to developing countries in this field,
Recognizing also the responsibility of the United Nations system in the
promotion of international cooperation to prevent and mitigate disasters and to provide
and coordinate assistance and rehabilitation measures aimed at building resilient
communities, and highlighting the leading role of the Secretary-General in this regard,
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