United Nations A/RES/57/153 General Assembly Fifty-seventh session Agenda item 21 (a) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [without reference to a Main Committee (A/57/L.64 and Add.1)] 57/153. Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 46/182 of 19 December 1991 and the guiding principles contained in the annex thereto, other relevant General Assembly and Economic and Social Council resolutions and agreed conclusions of the Council, Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General, 1 Taking note also of the note by the Secretary-General on enhancing the functioning and utilization of the Central Emergency Revolving Fund, 2 submitted pursuant to resolution 56/107 of 14 December 2001, Stressing the need to address further the issues of funding, coordination and strategic planning in the context of natural disasters and complex emergencies, in particular in the transition from relief to development activities, Deeply concerned about the aggravating effects that major diseases, in particular the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) pandemic, cause in the context of natural disasters and complex emergencies, Concerned at the need to mobilize adequate levels of financing for emergency humanitarian assistance, Noting with interest the efforts of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee to develop the Plan of Action on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Humanitarian Crises, Welcoming the efforts of Member States, with the facilitation of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of the Secretariat and in cooperation with the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group, to improve efficiency and effectiveness in the provision of international urban search and rescue assistance, _______________ 1 2 02 54827 A/57/77-E/2002/63. A/57/613. Distr.: General 3 March 2003