United Nations A/RES/57/184 General Assembly Distr.: General 23 January 2003 Fifty-seventh session Agenda item 104 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [on the report of the Third Committee (A/57/551)] 57/184. New international humanitarian order The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 55/73 of 4 December 2000 and those preceding it concerning the promotion of a new international humanitarian order and cooperation in the humanitarian field, 1 Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General 2 and his previous reports 3 containing the views of Governments and of intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations, Recalling its resolution 46/182 of 19 December 1991 on the strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian emergency assistance of the United Nations, and the annex thereto, Noting with appreciation the continuing efforts of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee and of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of the Secretariat in the context of the international response to emergencies, Reaffirming the importance of adherence to internationally accepted norms and principles and the need to promote, as required, national and international legislation to meet actual and potential humanitarian challenges, Noting the emphasis placed by the Secretary-General on promoting strict adherence to refugee law, international humanitarian law and human rights instruments, Recognizing the importance of action at the national and regional levels and the role that regional organizations can play in certain cases to prevent humanitarian crises, Aware of the important role that non-governmental agencies and the private sector can play in the humanitarian context, _______________ 1 Resolutions 36/136, 37/201, 38/125, 40/126, 42/120, 42/121, 43/129, 43/130, 45/101, 45/102, 47/106, 49/170, 51/74 and 53/124. 2 A/57/583. 3 A/37/145, A/38/450, A/40/358 and Add.1 and 2, A/41/472, A/43/734 and Add.1, A/45/524, A/47/352, A/49/577 and Corr.1, A/51/454, A/53/486 and A/55/545. 02 55046