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UNITED
NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/53/1
14 October 1998
Fifty-third session
Agenda item 20 (b)
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/53/L.1 and Add.1 and A/53/L.2/Rev.1 and Rev.1/Add.1)]
53/1.
Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief
assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance:
special economic assistance to individual countries or regions
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ASSISTANCE TO BANGLADESH IN THE WAKE OF THE DEVASTATING FLOODS
The General Assembly,
Deeply concerned about the loss of human life and the unprecedented destruction of property and
infrastructure caused in recent weeks by the worst floods ever in Bangladesh,
Considering that Bangladesh is one of the least developed countries and that its situation has been
worsened by the frequent recurrence of natural disasters having devastating consequences,
Recognizing that natural disasters constitute a development problem of great magnitude, the solution
of which calls for substantial resources, requiring national efforts to be supplemented by international
financial and technical assistance,
Recognizing also the large-scale relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts of the Government
and the people of Bangladesh to alleviate the suffering of disaster victims and to put the country back on
the road to development,
Conscious of the fact that international assistance and investment over time are required to mitigate
and prevent the consequences of such disasters,
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