White Helmets Commission: participation of volunteers in the activities
of the United Nations in the field of humanitarian relief,
rehabilitation and technical cooperation for development
A/RES/73/138
Underscoring the need, in order to ensure a smooth transition from relief to
rehabilitation and achieve development, to better align, wherever appropriate,
humanitarian and development assistance with national development priorities and
strategies, and encouraging Member States, as well as the United Nations system and
regional organizations in supporting the efforts of Member Stat es, to tackle the root
causes of humanitarian crises, including poverty and underdevelopment, to strengthen
disaster risk reduction, including preparedness, to build the resilience of affected
States, including host communities, and to reduce humanitarian needs,
Recognizing the progress made by Member States, the United Nations system
and other international organizations with regard to disaster risk management and
coordination in the provision of humanitarian assistance,
Recognizing also that the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
2015–2030 2 applies to the risk of small-scale and large-scale, frequent and infrequent,
sudden and slow-onset disasters caused by natural or man-made hazards, as well as
related environmental, technological and biological hazards and risks,
Recognizing further the need for the public and private sectors and civil society
organizations, as well as academia and scientific and research institutions, to work
more closely together and to create opportunities for collaboration, and for businesses
to integrate disaster risk into their management practices,
Reaffirming its resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015, entitled “Transforming
our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, in which it adopted a
comprehensive, far-reaching and people-centred set of universal and transformative
Sustainable Development Goals and targets, its commitment to working tirelessly for
the full implementation of the Agenda by 2030, its recognition that eradicating
poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme po verty, is the greatest
global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development, its
commitment to achieving sustainable development in its three dimensions – economic,
social and environmental – in a balanced and integrated manner and to building upon
the achievements of the Millennium Development Goals and seeking to address their
unfinished business,
Noting the World Humanitarian Summit, held in Istanbul, Turkey, on 23 and
24 May 2016, and taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the outcome
of the World Humanitarian Summit, 3
Noting also the contributions of the global, regional and subregional platforms
for disaster risk reduction,
Reaffirming the importance of continued efforts by the relevant organizations of
the United Nations system and, as appropriate, other relevant humanitarian actors 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, regional and field levels,
Emphasizing the importance of global, regional, national and local policies and
strategies for prevention, preparedness, response and re covery in disasters and
humanitarian crises, with a view to integrating a gender perspective, as well as a
perspective on the needs of children, young people, older persons and persons with
disabilities, in the design and implementation of all phases of di saster risk reduction,
and reaffirming that it is essential to ensure that women are empowered to effectively
and meaningfully participate in leadership and decision -making processes,
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Resolution 69/283, annex II.
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