A/RES/73/138
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
9 January 2019
Seventy-third session
Agenda item 75 (a)
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
on 14 December 2018
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/73/L.53 and A/73/L.53/Add.1)]
73/138.
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
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming its resolutions 50/19 of 28 November 1995, 52/171 of 16 December
1997, 54/98 of 8 December 1999, 56/102 of 14 December 2001, 58/118 of
17 December 2003, 61/220 of 20 December 2006, 64/75 of 7 December 2009, 67/84
of 13 December 2012, 69/134 of 12 December 2014 and 70/105 of 10 December 2015,
Reaffirming also its resolution 46/182 of 19 December 1991 and the guiding
principles contained in the annex thereto, and reaffirming further other relevant
resolutions of the General Assembly and relevant resolutions and agreed conclusions
of the Economic and Social Council,
Emphasizing the principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and
independence in the provision of humanitarian assistance, and reaffirming the need
for all actors engaged in the provision of humanitarian assistance in situations of
complex emergencies and natural disasters to promote and fully respect these
principles,
Emphasizing also the need for close collaboration between relief and
development activities in the context of humanitarian emergencies, taking into
account the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 1
Recognizing that the international community, in addressing the growing
magnitude and complexity of disasters and chronic challenges, such as hunger,
malnutrition and poverty, must rely on the formulation of a well -coordinated global
response within the framework of the United Nations and on the promotion of a
smooth transition from relief to rehabilitation, reconstruction and development,
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