United Nations
A/RES/64/250
Distr.: General
30 April 2010
General Assembly
Sixty-fourth session
Agenda item 70 (a)
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 22 January 2010
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/64/L.42 and Add.1)]
64/250. Humanitarian assistance, emergency relief and
rehabilitation in response to the devastating effects
of the earthquake in Haiti
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming its resolution 46/182 of 19 December 1991 and the guiding
principles contained in the annex thereto, other relevant General Assembly and
Economic and Social Council resolutions and agreed conclusions of the Council,
including Council resolution 2008/36 of 25 July 2008,
Expressing sincere condolences and deep sympathy to the victims, their
families and the Government and people of Haiti who suffered huge losses of life
and socio-economic damage from the earthquake that struck Haiti on 12 January
2010,
Conscious of the huge loss of human life and the large number of people
wounded and people whose suffering from the health impact of the disaster is
severe,
Conscious also of the huge material losses sustained in respect of homes and
basic infrastructures in the capital, Port-au-Prince, and elsewhere in the country, and
expressing concern over the medium- and long-term social, economic and
development impacts of the disaster on the affected country,
Acknowledging the efforts of the Government of Haiti, despite the losses it has
suffered, to protect the lives of its nationals and to rapidly assist the affected
population, and recognizing with deep appreciation the immediate emergency relief
assistance and rescue operations provided on the ground by the United Nations
Stabilization Mission in Haiti and the United Nations system, as well as by the
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and civil society,
Welcoming the leadership of the Secretary-General in ensuring a speedy
response by the United Nations system to the tragic events, and commending the
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of the Secretariat for its
coordinating role in supporting the Government of Haiti in ensuring a coherent
international response to the emergency,
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