International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in
the field of natural disasters, from relief to development
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10. Urges the United Nations, relevant humanitarian and development
organizations, international financial institutions and other relevant stakeholders to
strengthen the capacity and resilience of Member States, including thro ugh capacitybuilding for community resilience, the application of new science and technology and
investments in the context of disasters and climate change;
11. Encourages Member States to address the humanitarian and development
needs arising from natural disaster-induced displacement, including through national
policies and resilience-building, and in this regard encourages Member States,
supported by the United Nations, to develop national laws and policies on internal
displacement, as appropriate, which address such displacement, detail responsibilities
and measures to minimize the impact of disasters, protect and assist internally
displaced persons following disasters and identify, promote and support safe,
dignified and durable solutions, and in this respect encourages Member States to
adopt standards, as appropriate, in line with the Guiding Principles on Internal
Displacement, 10 the Framework on Durable Solutions for Internally Displaced
Persons of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee 11 and the basic principles and
guidelines on development-based evictions and displacement; 12
12. Also encourages Member States to develop coherent approaches to address
the challenges of displacement in the context of natural disasters, including sudden onset and slow-onset, and takes note of relevant initiatives in this regard;
13. Calls upon Member States, the United Nations and humanitarian and
development organizations to integrate the building of resilience and human mobility
into relevant strategies, plans and legal frameworks, in particular regarding disaster
risk management and climate change adaptation, as integral elements of sustainable
development at the national and regional levels so as to help to prevent and mitigate
displacement in the context of disasters and the adverse effects of climate change,
including in urban settings where displaced persons have particular needs,
requirements and vulnerabilities, and to enhance cooperation and coordination, where
appropriate, to comprehensively and coherently respond to such displacement,
including by preventing, preparing for and addressing it;
14. Recognizes the increase in the number and scale of natural disasters,
including those related to the adverse effects of climate change, which in certain
instances may contribute to displacement and to additional pressure on host
communities, encourages Member States, the United Nations and relevant
organizations and actors to further strengthen the efforts aimed at addressing the
needs of persons displaced in the context of disasters, including those induced by
climate change, and notes in this regard the importance of sharing best practices on
prevention of and preparation for such displacements, and on the collection of data
on such displacement and on durable solutions;
15. Encourages Member States, the United Nations, relevant humanitarian
and development organizations and other relevant stakeholders, as appropriate, to
enhance understanding, analysis, monitoring and assessment of the drivers, scale,
dynamics, effects, patterns and duration of displacement in the context of slow-onset
disasters, gradual environmental degradation and climate change, to strengthen the
systematic, impartial and timely collection and sharing of data disaggregated by sex,
age and disability and to strengthen evidence-based policy and operational responses
at all levels in this regard, including to address the root causes of such displacement
and strengthen the resilience of displaced persons and their host communities;
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