A/RES/69/135
Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations
Affairs of the Secretariat to enhance the coordination, effectiveness and efficiency
of humanitarian assistance;
3.
Also requests the Emergency Relief Coordinator to continue to improve
dialogue with all Member States on the relevant processes, activities and
deliberations of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee;
4.
Encourages Member States and the Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs to continue to improve dialogue and collaboration on
humanitarian issues, including on policy, in order to foster a more consultative and
inclusive approach to humanitarian assistance;
5.
Welcomes the continued efforts by the Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs to build partnerships with regional organizations and
non-traditional donors and the private sector, and encourages Member States and the
United Nations system to continue to strengthen partnerships at the global, regional,
national and local levels in support of national efforts in order to effectively
cooperate to provide humanitarian assistance to those in need and ensure that their
collaborative efforts adhere to the principles of neutrality, humanity, impartiality
and independence;
6.
Encourages Member States, the United Nations system and humanitarian
and development organizations to continue to assess and improve, together with
other relevant stakeholders, including the private sector, how innovation can be
more systematically identified and integrated into humanitarian action in a
sustainable manner and to promote the sharing of best practices and lessons learned
on innovative tools, processes and approaches, including those from large-scale
natural disasters, that could improve the effectiveness and quality of humanitarian
response, and in this regard encourages all relevant stakeholders to continue to
support the efforts of Member States, in particular developing countries, to
strengthen their capacities, including through facilitating access to information and
communication technologies;
7.
Welcomes innovative practices that draw on the knowledge of people
affected by humanitarian emergencies to develop locally sustainable solutions and
to produce life-saving items locally, with minimal logistical and infrastructure
implications;
8.
Calls upon the relevant organizations of the United Nations system and,
as appropriate, other relevant humanitarian actors to continue efforts to improve the
humanitarian response to natural and man-made disasters and complex emergencies
by further strengthening humanitarian response capacities at all levels, by
continuing to strengthen the provision and coordination of humanitarian assistance
at the global and field levels, including through existing cluster coordination
mechanisms and in support of national authorities of the affected State, as
appropriate, and by further enhancing efficiency, transparency, performance and
accountability;
9.
Recognizes the benefits of engagement and coordination with relevant
humanitarian actors to the effectiveness of humanitarian response, and encourages
the United Nations to continue to pursue efforts to strengthen partnerships at the
global level with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, relevant
humanitarian non-governmental organizations and other participants in the InterAgency Standing Committee;
10. Requests the Secretary-General to continue strengthening the support
provided to United Nations resident/humanitarian coordinators and to United
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