United Nations A/RES/55/164 General Assembly Distr.: General 7 February 2001 Fifty-fifth session Agenda item 20 (a) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [without reference to a Main Committee (A/55/L.54 and Add.1)] 55/164. Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 46/182 of 19 December 1991 and the guiding principles contained the annex thereto, other relevant General Assembly and Economic and Social Council resolutions and agreed conclusions of the Council of 1998 and 1999, Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General, 1 Welcoming the progress made by the Emergency Relief Coordinator and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of the Secretariat in strengthening the coordination of humanitarian assistance of the United Nations, Noting the efforts made by the Emergency Relief Coordinator and the members of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee to implement fully the recommendations set forth in agreed conclusions 1998/1 2 and 1999/1 3 of the Council, 1. Welcomes the holding of the third humanitarian affairs segment of the Economic and Social Council during its substantive session of 2000; 2. Invites the Economic and Social Council to continue to consider ways to further enhance the humanitarian affairs segment of future sessions of the Council; 3. Emphasizes the importance of discussion of humanitarian policies and activities in the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council; 4. Calls upon relevant organizations of the United Nations system, other relevant international organizations, Governments and non-governmental organizations to cooperate with the Secretary-General and the Emergency Relief Coordinator to ensure timely implementation of and follow-up to agreed conclusions 1998/1 2 and 1999/1; 3 1 A/55/82-E/2000/61. Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-third Session, Supplement No. 3 and corrigendum and addendum (A/53/3 and Corr.1 and Add.1), chap. VII, para. 5. 3 Ibid., Fifty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 3 (A/54/3/Rev.1), chap. VI, para. 5. 2 00 56923