A/RES/59/233 23 December 2003, make concrete recommendations to reduce the risks and vulnerabilities of all countries, in particular developing countries, in relation to disasters, including through the provision of technical and financial assistance, as well as through the strengthening of International Strategy for Disaster Reduction national platforms for disaster reduction or the establishment of institutional mechanisms, including at the regional level, where appropriate; Encourages Governments, through their respective International Strategy 5. for Disaster Reduction national platforms and national focal points for disaster reduction, in cooperation with the United Nations system and other stakeholders, to strengthen capacity-building in the most vulnerable regions, to enable them to address the socio-economic factors that increase vulnerability, and to develop measures that will enable them to prepare for and cope with natural disasters, including those associated with earthquakes and extreme weather events, and encourages the international community to provide effective assistance to developing countries in this regard; Also encourages the Inter-Agency Task Force for Disaster Reduction to 6. continue to enhance the coordination of activities to promote disaster reduction and to make available to the relevant United Nations entities information on options for natural disaster reduction, including severe natural hazards and extreme weatherrelated disasters and vulnerabilities; Stresses the importance of close cooperation and coordination among 7. Governments, the United Nations system, other organizations, regional organizations, non-governmental organizations and other partners as appropriate, taking into account the need for the development of disaster management strategies, including the effective establishment of early warning systems, where appropriate, while taking advantage of all available resources and expertise for that purpose; Encourages the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations 8. Framework Convention on Climate Change 6 and the parties to the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 7 to continue to address the adverse effects of climate change, especially in developing countries that are particularly vulnerable, in accordance with the provisions of the Convention, and also encourages the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to continue to assess the adverse effects of climate change on the socio-economic and natural disaster reduction systems of developing countries; Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its 9. sixtieth session on the implementation of the present resolution in a separate section of his report on the implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, and decides to consider the issue of natural disasters and vulnerability at that session, under the sub-item entitled “International Strategy for Disaster Reduction” of the item entitled “Sustainable development”. 75th plenary meeting 22 December 2004 _______________ 6 7 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1771, No. 30822. FCCC/CP/1997/7/Add.1, decision 1/CP.3, annex. 3