A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/53/88 29 January 1999 Fifty-third session Agenda item 20 (a) RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [without reference to a Main Committee (A/53/L.59 and Add.1)] 53/88. Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 46/182 of 19 December 1991, 51/194 of 17 December 1996 and 52/168 of 16 December 1997 and Economic and Social Council resolution 1995/56 of 28 July 1995, Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations,1 Welcoming the progress made by the Emergency Relief Coordinator and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in strengthening the coordination of humanitarian assistance of the United Nations, 1. Welcomes the first humanitarian affairs segment of the Economic and Social Council held during its substantive session of 1998 and agreed conclusions 1998/1 adopted at that session;2 2. Calls upon relevant organizations of the United Nations system, Governments and nongovernmental organizations to cooperate with the Secretary-General and the Emergency Relief Coordinator to ensure timely implementation of and follow-up to agreed conclusions 1998/1; 1 A/53/139–E/1998/67. 2 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-third Session, Supplement No. 3 (A/53/3). 99-76411 /...